Ivan Klima is an author who was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1931, where he still lives today. He is a former editor of the Journal of theCzech Writer's Union. His books include Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light, No Saints or Angels, Love and Garbage, The Spirit of Prague and other Essays, My Merry Mornings, Between Security and Insecurity, The Ultimate Intimacy, No Saints or Angels, Lovers for a Day, Judge on Trial and many others.