Description
This collection presents 189 true stories of events that have taken place in Prague over the past two hundred years, showing that its recent history is no less dramatic and complex than the medieval era. Its residents have included Franz Kafka, Jaroslav Seifert, Bohumil Hrabal, Jaroslav Hašek, Jan Patočka, Jiří Dienstbier and Václav Havel. Occupying armies marched through the city, a battle took place for Czechoslovak Radio in the Vinohrady district, Czech patriots were executed in Kobylisy, dissidents were detained at Ruzyně and a Reich Protector was assassinated in Prague. Former industrial districts such as Smíchov, Karlín and Libeň also record the history of the Industrial Age, when poverty existed alongside achievement, progress and hope for a better future. This is not an exhaustive historical study, but a remarkable literary statement by an author who loves her city.
Information
Author: Fučíková Renáta
Language: English
Publication date: December 16, 2015
Manufacturer: MAHARAL s.r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Czech history in english, Czech authors in english
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 194
ISBN/EAN: 9788072526055