Pražské příběhy 3 - Z Malostranských zákoutí až do Jiného Světa – Hrubý Dan (2018)

At the beginning of November, a continuation of the very successful book series by Dan Hrubý titled PRAŽSKÉ PŘÍBĚHY comes to the market, this time subtitled FROM MALOSTRANSKÁ ALLEYS TO ANOTHER WORLD. It will conclude the journey through Malá Strana via squares and streets that were not mentioned in previous volumes - Pražské příběhy, On the Road Through Malá Strana, 2015; Pražské příběhy, To Hradčany, New World, and Back to Malá Strana, 2016. In more than 500 pages, it will introduce readers to the social history of specific houses in Malá Strana or Hradčany. It reflects how modern history from the late 19th and 20th centuries was mirrored here. Who lived here, who was born or died here, what work was created, and what crime occurred. The stories that have become part of Prague's memory take shape in Pražské příběhy. The reader will learn about Ferdinand Platil, who was a lifeguard at the Občanská plovárna for over sixty years. They will discover the incredible fate of Scottish composer Geraldina Muchová and the story of Mrs. Chalupová, the lamplighter known by everyone in Malá Strana. There are characters and caricatures, prostitutes, pimps, famous writers and their literary characters (who knows that Hašek's sapper Vodička lived in Malá Strana?), informers, collaborators, directors,…