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Czechs in HistoryEgon Erwin Kisch – the Raging Reporter
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who was born in the Czech capital 125 years ago this Thursday. His
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life, earned him a reputation of the ‘Raging Reporter’ that is still
very much alive today. More
Current AffairsCall for Czechs to reclaim lost literary heritage by buying Franz Kafka letters
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Czechs in HistoryEgon Erwin Kisch – the Raging Reporter
One of Prague’s best known German-language authors was Egon Erwin Kisch,
who was born in the Czech capital 125 years ago this Thursday. His
excellent style and original choice of stories, together with his dramatic
life, earned him a reputation of the ‘Raging Reporter’ that is still
very much alive today.
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Czechs in HistoryMax Brod bridging the gaps between Prague’s Germans and Czechs
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time; among them was the Prague writer, journalist and composer Max Brod.
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historian Gaelle Vassogne, the author of “Max Brod in Prague: Identity
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