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Czech BooksEwald Osers: “a certain talent for languages”
Last month we heard the sad news of the death of Ewald Osers at his home in
England at the age of 94. Born in Prague at a time when it was still part
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Osers was an outstanding linguist and a
brilliant translator. Over the decades he translated dozens of Czech
writers and poets into English, and was equally well known for his
translations from German. David Vaughan looks back at a fascinating life. More
Czech HistoryThe world renowned writer and ‘folk hero’ Jaroslav Hašek
The Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek is best known today for his hilarious
anti-war novel The Good Soldier Švejk. Hašek’s own biography, however,
is perhaps just as farcical and action-packed as his most famous book. In
this edition of Czech History, we look at the life and times of this world
renowned author. More
Current AffairsNew exhibition remembers first Czech Nobel Prize winner
A new exhibition at Prague’s Karolinum marks 50 years since the first
Nobel Prize in the history of Czechoslovakia. The exhibition ‘Pár
Kapek’ or ‘The Story of the Mercury Drop’ remembers Jaroslav
Heyrovský, who received the honour in December 1959 for a new invention in
the field of chemistry – polarography.
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This week in Mailbox: the mystery lady from September’s quiz is revealed
and we find out the names of the four winners who will receive small gifts
from Radio Prague for their correct answers. Also, you get a unique chance
to share your memories of the tumultuous events of 1989 with all our
listeners around the globe. Listeners quoted: Uday I. Nayak, Kristina
Pletková, Colin Law, Jason Meader, S. J. Agboola, David Eldridge, Hiroshi
Katayama, Charles Konecny, Richard Chen, Constantin Liviu Viorel, Daniel
Gutierrez, Hans Verner Lollike.
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This week: Men's ideas of a dream wife; tourists in Prague and Jaroslav
Seifert's poetry; history of Czechoslovakia on Radio Prague's website.
Listeners quoted: Ashik Eqbal Tokon, Bangladesh; Margarita Romero, Spain;
Jacquie Darnell, Craig Edwards, Australia; Dan Olsson, Sweden.
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Current AffairsJaroslav Seifert - Nobel Prize laureate with no collected works
This week the Czech Republic is marking the 20th anniversary of the death
of poet Jaroslav Seifert, the only Czech Nobel Prize winner for
literature. An ardent communist in his youth, Seifert later fell from
favour with the post-war communist authorities and was blacklisted several
times, finally after signing the Charter 77 human rights manifesto. When in
1984, Jaroslav Seifert was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, the
communist authorities begrudgingly published his works again, albeit in a
censored version. But 16 years after the fall of communism and 20 years
after his death, Jaroslav Seifert's collected works remaine unpublished.
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