Jak se hladí duše - CD

Author's reading from the book How to Pet the Soul (2020), collections of short texts and poems Well in the Heart, Praise of Questions, How to Read Thoughts, About Castles Made of Sand, How I Didn't Defeat František Nepil This Time Either, About Daddy, Why Shepherds Don't Get Lost, Don't Worry and Others. František Novotný has been addressing the listeners of Czech Radio for many years as a moderator and author of literary and journalistic programs. He applies his worldview in them, transforming even the most ordinary experiences of everyday life into a celebration. This is appreciated not only by listeners but also by readers. František Novotný is primarily a poet. His collections of verses sell in the thousands, which is an extraordinary phenomenon in this genre and in this time. In the selection of poems and short essayistic texts from the book How to Pet the Soul as presented by the author himself, you will find a number of lyrical miniatures thematically derived from the most common situations and experiences. Many of them bear the word 'praise' in their title, and the author also pays tribute to the Czech language, which he treats with respect and reverence for the Seifert and Hrubín traditions of verse bound by rhythm and rhyme. His more than fifty years of radio experience undoubtedly also manifests itself in his relationship with words. According to...