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The Cold War was an era of surprising connections between American and Czech literary cultures. Major writers met behind the Iron Curtain, while others smuggled, translated, and adapted works from the other side. Brian K. Goodman explores the artistic and political consequences, arguing that the movement of literature inspired new forms of dissent.

Dissenters, Artistic --- Authors, American --- Authors, Czech --- Cold War --- History --- Influence. --- United States --- Czechoslovakia --- Relations --- Intellectual life --- F O Matthiessen. --- Gray Zone. --- Jazz Section. --- Ludvik Vaculik. --- Majales. --- Samizdat. --- Sixty Eight Publishers. --- The Cowards. --- beat generation. --- censorship. --- communism. --- cultural exchange. --- free expression. --- human rights. --- intellectuals. --- novel. --- poetry. --- translation.