Čistota ticha – Struhar Stanislav (2024)

In the book *The Purity of Silence*, Stanislav Struhar presents another collection of fragile and transparent prose that has captivated readers beyond the borders of Austria. With quiet poetry and an aesthetic unique to his style, he narrates the fates of not only Austrians and Czechs in contemporary Vienna, thus addressing a theme that is more than relevant. ***** *The Shadows of Silence* * When Jakub arrives at his grandmother's funeral, he is already an adult. Alone in Vienna, he encounters a Viennese girl he once knew, and this time he speaks to her in German for the first time. Their mothers have become enemies, yet he meets the girl again, unexpectedly receiving a phone call. ***** *The Lightness of Silence* * Emmerich is the best gardener at the Central Cemetery; he has loved flowers since childhood, but he suffers from a sense of loneliness. One day, he finds himself at the hospital bed of a childhood friend who once held radical views. ***** *All the Beloved Shadows* * Herwig returns home after his mother breaks up with her boyfriend. The parks of Vienna have not lost their charm, and the literature and music of his youth accompany him at every turn. Finally, his mother smiles again, but there is a note of worry in her voice that he sometimes felt during the time when his father died. ***** *The Heaven of Foreign Lands* * As soon as Viktor moves into his brother's apartment in Vienna, he meets his unfriendly...