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Brdečková, in her flat in Malá Strana, the oldest quarter in Prague.
She's an author who seems to have a particular interest in the importance
of not forgetting the past and in the ways individuals tell their stories.
In short, how history is constructed. This is reflected in many of her
works, most particularly in The History Teacher, a novel that tells the
tale of a thirty-something male teacher who is utterly traumatised by the
changes of 1989. My first question was to ask about the genesis of the
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Current AffairsAs 70th anniversary is marked, Czech author’s works now in public domain
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term “robot” in his 1921 play “Rossum’s Universal Robots”. Now,
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Czechs TodayIva Prochazkova - respected author of children's books & books for young adults
Iva Prochazkova is one of the Czech Republic's most respected authors of
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Czechs in HistorySocial chronicler and society girl Karolina Svetla
Karolina Svetla is most famous for her novels and short stories about life
around Jested, in the North Bohemian hills. Her work has been translated
into English in the past, but is hard to come by, so for a taster, from
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