Andělé na subutexu nelítají – Zárybnický Lukáš (2026)

Tadeáš, a recently turned thirty-year-old, decides to start again and do better after returning from prison. To do so, he needs at least a minimal income, a roof over his head and support from those close to him, but what if he has none of these? A temporary solution comes in the form of work for a drug dealer from Prague’s Anděl district, setting off a chain of events that ends either in a fall or the hope of redemption. The novel portrays a subculture of distinctive characters moving through Anděl. Lukáš Zárybnický offers a raw, linguistically authentic and unexpectedly poetic view of the lives of people on the margins of society. Drug users and their dealers meet prostitutes and homeless people, as well as police officers and psychologists from low-threshold facilities. Meanwhile, a search begins for a murderer who sells desperate addicts Subutex mixed with chemical drain cleaner. In mortal danger, they can rely only on the help of a true guardian angel. This existential prose about drug addiction, like Radek John’s Memento or Jáchym Topol’s Anděl, reveals the darker side of one of the liveliest places in the Czech capital. Away from the anonymous crowd, impulsive reactions, strong-arm tactics and the demagoguery of local politicians hold sway. Without trivialising substance use, the author seeks to understand different worlds through his own experience with clients striving to restart their lives. The result is a gripping story about things that happen in the shadows of our everyday lives. The contents are in Czech.