Rudolf Sloboda's first novel听written听and published after the Velvet Revolution. In听Blood听(1991), the author uses a backdrop of memories from the past years听to depict the events that had led to the protests of November 1989. The novel - just like听Sloboda's other books - is basically听built upon his own life experiences. A bold听narrative style is another characteristic of his prose. The听main motifs of the book rest on love, jealousy, eroticism, sexual relations as well as on loneliness and searching for the meaning of life.听