Beschreibung
If you had to give your child one book for their journey through life, which one would it be? The Egg and I. This is how Marta Kubišová responded to Tomáš Halík's question in 2015. Why has Betty MacDonald, the author of The Egg and I, achieved such popularity among Czech readers (meaning: female readers)? What caused this? And why is this happening here and not elsewhere? The author first examines the American life and work of Betty MacDonald in broader cultural and social contexts; then he looks for Czech parallels, codes, and assumptions; in the next part, the Czech readers themselves share their opinions; the book concludes with a summarizing view of the phenomenon in a wide context of (reading) culture. No, it is not just the distinctive humor with which this American author has inscribed herself into our hearts; to a large extent, it is also her proto-feminism. Her cultural mission in the Czech environment is both reading and emancipatory.
Information
Author: Trávníček Jiří
Publication date: 9. Juni 2022
Manufacturer: Host - vydavatelství, s. r. o.
Genres: Social sciences, Books, Specialized and technical literature
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 248
ISBN/EAN: 9788027510757