Editing Michal Viewegh (section)

== Political Views ==
Viewegh’s 1992 novel ''Báječná léta pod psa'' uses humor to criticize conditions in Czechoslovakia under communism.

Viewegh was unhappy as a writer under communism, but likes the liberties of post-[[communist Czechoslovakia]] and the Czech Republic. Viewegh has said that "in the eighties I wrote two novels and neither of them were published. They were banned from being printed for the normal ideological reasons. After the revolution came absolute freedom. I was able to write just how I wanted, and to publish whatever I wanted."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-03-04|title=The Wonderful Years of Bumper Booksales: Michal Viewegh's enduring popularity|url=https://english.radio.cz/wonderful-years-bumper-booksales-michal-vieweghs-enduring-popularity-8096509|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Radio Prague International}}</ref>

Viewegh is also opposed to right-wing former Czech president [[Václav Klaus]]. This attitude is most notably displayed in his 2002 novel ''Báječná léta s Klausem (The Wonderful Years with Klaus)'', which is a loose continuation of ''Báječná léta pod psa''.{{fact|date=November 2023}}