Czech literature

Igra vatrom

Inženjer ljudskih duša

A masterpiece of Czech literature that has become a world classic. This partly autobiographical novel, told through the eyes of Daniel Smiricky, a Czech writer in Canadian exile, combines ironic humor, nostalgic warmth, and sharp criticism of totalitarian

Kako što nastaje: novine, film, teatar

In a witty and instructive essay, Čapek describes how a newspaper, a film, and a theater play are created. Through humor and irony, he shows the complexity of the process – from idea to realization – and the different perspectives of the participants, dem

Knjiga smijeha i zaborava

The novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetfulness (1979), a fragmentary novel in seven parts, explores Czech history under the communist regime, particularly after the 1968 Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion.

Ljepuškasta djeca

The novel Beautiful Children depicts the world of adolescent rebels in a "re-education" colony - a prison disguised as a school. Written in the spirit of the Prague Spring, the work criticizes the communist system through a dynamic, cinematic narrative.

O boljševizmu (1920-1921) - zabranjeni Masarik

In this edition, translated by dr. Aleksandar Ilić, there are texts of the first Czechoslovak president in which he timely criticizes Marx, Engels and Lenin, and actually goes on to criticize imperialism in general.

Ogledalo s rešetkama

„Ogledalo sa rešetkama” Ivana Olbrahta je roman koji se kroz priču o životu i unutrašnjim sukobima glavnog junaka Milana bavi temama identiteta, ljubavi i društvenih normi. (Pravo ime autora: Kamil Zeman.)

Pehistica

Prag. Vrijeme negiranja intelektualnih prava i sloboda. Vrijeme "bijega na zapad" ili pritajenosti u domovini.

Pile na ražnju

Jiří Šotola u kvazihistorijskom romanu Pile na ražnju prikazuje apsurd života kroz priču o antiheroju – lutkaru Matiji Pili (Matěj Kuře), igrački povijesti tijekom Napoleonovih ratova. Roman kritizira totalitarizam kroz baroknu ironiju i postmodernu igru.

Prebučna samoća

Prebučna samoća (1976.), roman Bohumila Hrabala, introspektivni je monolog Hant'e, starog radnika u sabiralištu papira u Pragu, koji 35 godina pritiska stari papir i knjige hidrauličnom prešom u pakete, nazivajući to svojom "love story".