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This collection offers a profound journey into the heart of Czech literary heritage, capturing the spirit of a nation defined by its resilience, wit, and deep-seated folklore. Spanning the transformative eras of the 19th and early 20th centuries, these stories navigate the complex transition from traditional rural life to the cynical, modern realities of Bohemia and beyond.At the forefront is the legendary Jan Neruda, whose contributions—"The Vampire," "At the Sign of the Three Lil...

In the following pages I have attempted to outline the story of our movement for independence. The manuscript of this book was completed over four months ago. Since then many important changes have occurred in the international situation. Chapters in which we dealt with the then still existing Dual Monarchy must of course be read in the past tense, since Austria exists no more. And again, many things which we anticipated and hoped for in the future have already become accomplished facts. H...

Alois Siska was born in Czechoslovakia and learnt to fly. He escaped to the UK after the German invasion and joined the R.A.F. He describes his experiences flying Wellington bombers. In December 1943 he was shot down and he and surviving members of the crew were adrift in the North Sea for 7 days in appalling conditions. Picked up by the Germans he underwent surgery to his badly wounded legs and became a POW. He suffered at the hands of the Gestapo and was held in numerous camps including ...

Where Everyone Leaves, Never to Return is a captivating collection of poems in which Czech poet Bronislava Volková, a jongleur of contemporary verse, masterfully combines voice and nuance as she saunters through love, loss, mortality, and eternal life. With a sharp wit, her verses render playful catechisms of why “a loving God can make an unloving man “ but they also dive deep into self-discovery, achieving, even if just for an instant, the hard-earned right to a “joyous spirit of...

Young women drift through Prague wondering about unplanned pregnancies, a child's reflections on the Christian concept of sinfulnesslead to resolve to sin only 'just a little bit', drunken men banter over interminable card games, and a woman's salvation comes in the unexpected form of pickled buttocks. Bringing together authors of different generations, styles and backgrounds - including for the first time in English translation, two stories by Czech Roma - this collection expresses women'...

English Czech Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kid studying English or Czech as their second language. What is friendship? Join three good friends as they discover what real friendship means. They start a race, but decide to finish it together, helping a friend who got in trouble. This book will teach children positive friendship skills like sharing, supporting, and helping each other.

Czech English Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kid studying English or Czech as their second language. What is friendship? Join three good friends as they discover what real friendship means. They start a race, but decide to finish it together, helping a friend who got in trouble. This book will teach children positive friendship skills like sharing, supporting, and helping each other.

Letters to Milena gathers Franz Kafka's correspondence with Milena Jesenská, the Czech journalist and translator who first rendered his work into Czech and became the recipient of one of modern literature's most searching epistolary confessions. Written between 1920 and 1923, these letters move between tenderness, metaphysical anxiety, self-scrutiny, illness, and the impossibility of union. Their style is unmistakably Kafkaesque: lucid yet labyrinthine, intimate yet estranged, transforming...

This book offers a complete translation of the original work titled "Golem: metla Čechů...: rozklad českého nacionalismu," published in the Czech language in 1942. The author's original essay, "Golem...Geissel der Tschechen, die Zersetzung des Tschechischen Nationalismus," was originally written in German.While different translations of the title exist, such as "The Plague of the Czechs" or "The Scourge of the Czechs," the most common and chosen translation of "Th...

Extraordinary Czechs book series. In this remarkable book, young readers will delve into the powerful story of Charter 77—a courageous movement that demanded the recognition of fundamental human rights in the face of government oppression.Through engaging storytelling, this book brings to life the struggles and triumphs of the Czechoslovakian people during a pivotal time in their history. Discover the significance of Charter 77 as it emerged as a beacon of hope, shining a light on ...