Zavražděný sen a jiné povídky - CDmp3 (Čte Igor Bareš)

She stopped, a terrible fright in her eyes. She didn't speak, and I didn't say anything either. ***** One of our leading authors of psychological prose has demonstrated masterful talent not only in writing novels that today belong to the canonical works of Czech interwar literature but also in his rich and diverse short story creations. This is also evidenced by a selection of more or less known texts providing a telling overview of Havlíček's work as a short story writer, considering the time of their creation (1927–1940) and the variety of themes. Among them are emotionally charged dramas (Coming from Hell, The Lord's Whore, The Trap), self-reflective studies on the border of reality and delirium (The Murdered Dream, The Deception of Spring, Mr. Bych), stories that are brutally realistic (The Little Laurel, Revenge, Adventure), as well as one narrative leaning towards the fantastic (Mr. Balabán's Watch). The protagonists of these miniatures find nothing human foreign to them, not even betrayal or murder, so many of them ultimately lose their dreams. And sometimes even their lives… ***** The original anthology of short stories by Jaroslav Havlíček includes the author's most successful short texts of a romantic, realistic, fantastic, and detective nature. ***** Length of the recording: 5 hours 55 minutes