Which expressionist interwar novel by Milo Urban captures the moral collapse, despair, and rebellion of a Slovak village during World War I?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Živý bič
- Step 1: Živý bič (The Living Whip, 1927) is a seminal interwar collective novel depicting the trauma of World War I on the fictional upper Orava village of Ráztoky. Answer: Živý bič. Why not the others: Jozef Mak (1933) is an existential social novel by Jozef Cíger-Hronský, Tri gaštanové kone is by Margita Figuli, and Drak sa vracia is by Dobroslav Chrobák.
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