Schrödingerův hotel – Beran Stanislav (2023)

A paradise of idiots under Říp, no creaking or grinding Just a gulp of disgusting spirits and a train stops at the cellar door, freeing it, but only for a moment. The universe is without a god, the kitchen is empty, and flagellant tools wait in a box. In the end, all tragedies become just a procession of masks marching into oblivion. And life right now? An amateur play, a circus, old or new, and there is no one who hasn't been invited tonight. Only the hinges of the gate from the dead valley of Adam's creak with sand. The new collection of short stories by writer Stanislav Beran once again captures interpersonal relationships and situations from a unique perspective that encompasses both the present and the recent past. The current social reality always intensely seeps into the intimacy of his heroes, as do various historical residues, behind which one can never draw a thick line. The author also touches on more subtle themes — human indifference, extinguished relationships, and all sorts of "makeshift" situations, personal crises, and so on. The title of the book refers to a well-known thought experiment and suggests that "the ambivalence of phenomena and uncertainty in assumptions". Beran is a non-exhibiting and actually traditional writer, but he is not afraid to unexpectedly update the reality of his short story heroes with some picturesque magic, inviting completely...