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| Marta | Saturday 28th of May 2005 10:32:52 PM |
| Milan Kundera - Hey, I just want to share my opinion about this GREAT author. I've discovered him recently (why so late???), and I simply fell for him. So far I've read only 'Nesnesitelna lehkost byti' (the film I saw before) and 'L'ignorance'. I can't stop thinking about what I read! Such an influence he has on me.Of course I read his novels in Polish but maybe later I'll try original versions (Czech &French) Are there any other funs of Kundera wanting to share opinion about him? I'm also curious if students in Czech read his books at school. If you know more works of Kundera, please recommend them to me! Anyone interested in discussing his literature? ps. There are of course other great Czech writers. Personally I enjoy reading Bohumil Hrabal and Franz Kafka. Honestly I don't think I know more writers from Czech Republic. But if they are as good as those who I mentioned then I must know it! | |
| panos74 | Sunday 29th of May 2005 06:01:26 AM |
| - Yes, i think he is a very good writer. I read "the book of laughter and oblivion (kniha snichu a zapomneni), his writing is so alive, very nice narrative form. i also like Franz Kafka, the 'noire' atmosphere and the fine irony in his writing. And i have read Jaroslav Hasek's 'Svejk', i enjoyed that too. | |
| Neil | Sunday 29th of May 2005 07:48:13 PM |
| - my Czech doesn't reach as far as that I'm afraid - I'm still at the "kniha dzungli" stage :)) | |
| CzechAdam | Thursday 02nd of June 2005 07:49:20 PM |
| Milan Kundera and others - I like Kundera's books as well although I have not read all of them. But I can recommend you his book of short stories "Směšné lásky" (Laughable Loves) and his novel "Žert" (Joke). Kundera's books are read by students and they are very popular among them. Unfortunatelly Kundera does not thought himself as Czech anymore and all his new books are written in French. As for other authors, I like books by Karel Čapek. I recommend books of short stories Povídky z jedné kapsy (Tales From One Pocket) and Povídky z druhé kapsy (Tales From The Other Pocket) or his novel "Krakatit" (Krakatit). The most famous Czech book is probably Jaroslav Hašek's "Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války" (The Good Soldier Schweik). A lot of Czech books can be freely downloaded from this page: http://www.klic.cz/atheneum/. To get into the list of books please be patient and follow these steps: 1) Enter the page. 2) Choose "Katalog" from the left menu. 3) On the "Katalog" page just press button "Zobrazit nyní" ( it means show now). 4) You shall see a list of books sorted by author's name. | |
