(In the late 1920s, and especially after the suicide of Vladimír Majakovskij in April 1930, Novomeský concluded that, in a world whose prime need and interest was…
The founding of the Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 created good conditions for the growth of literature. Suppressed cultural institutions such as Matica…
I was facing death. Death in form of my eternally drunk father, staggering around the kitchen and bawling “I’ll kill you all”. This summer could have been…
The revolutionary changes in 1989 were received with great joy and hopes for a new way of life, but society was soon reminded of all the risks and threats…
We are told that we should not abandon ourselves – above all, not in these times - to feelings and sentiments, emotions and moods; we are told to believe in…
Of Sam Pichanda, however, it must also be said that he was an excellent bricklayer. His work was neat and tidy. He didn't shirk, even when he could have, but he…
