Karel Hvížďala: The Eighth Day of the Week, 52 + 1 Essays
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: June 4, 2015, 19:00 – 21:00
Presentation of the book Osmý den týdne, 52 + 1 fejeton (The Eighth Day of the Week, 52 + 1 Essays) by journalist and playwright Karel Hvížďala, which has just been issued by publishers Novela bohemica.
The collection of essays came into being as Hvížďala’s Saturday reflections for Czech Radio Plus between 2013 and 2015. It takes in everything from the end of the war, nationalisation, May Days, school years, illegal scouting, university studies, exile and the Velvet Revolution to the present day. Alongside remembrances of a youth in Prague’s Lesser Quarter, the author reflects on figures he has met and worked with: Karel Kryl, Bohumil Hrabal, Pavel Tigrid, Milan Kundera and Václav Havel.
The evening will be hosted by Petr Fischer, while among those giving the book a send-off will be Miroslav Barták, Jiří Lábus, Dáša Vokatá, Oldřich Kaiser and the man who inspired the radio series, Petr Dudek.