In top Czech publisher Host’s autumn publishing plan, there’s again no lack of new works by award-winning authors who have already been widely translated.
Jiří Hájíček's novel The Dragon on a Dirt Road / Drak na polní cestě again takes the reader out to the Czech fringes and tells not only the subtle love story of the ageing Tomáš and the much younger Kristýna, but also about the practices of shameless businessmen whounscrupulously buy up village land in bulk these days. The original novel Apartment. Two-hander Novel / Byt. Román ve dvou, written jointly by Jan Němec and Jana Šrámková, can be read from one side or the other, or by alternating the voices. And there’s at least one other strong tip for you: genre author Vilém Koubek has written a first-class horror story Hammering Nails / Zatloukání hřebů not only involving urban exploration expeditions, but also revealing family traumas and ancient secrets. With paranoia and depression high on the bill…
21. 9. 2024
