Culture
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Prague rabbi pens literary hit of season
Just a few weeks ago the author of one of this season’s biggest literary sensations - Altschulova Metoda – was a mystery, a certain Chaim Cigan, an alleged émigré to…
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Never Sol – A Quiet storm
Never Sol is essentially the solo project of Sára Vondrášková, a songwriter and keyboardist whose rich, smoky voice belies her tender years. Her Jan P. Muchow-produced…
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Stephen Morris: Author of Prague-based urban fantasy “Come Hell or High Water”
Fans of urban fantasy may be interested to learn more about “Come Hell or High Water” a trilogy written by New York-based author Stephen Morris – a former Eastern Orthodox…
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Association launches drive for VAT-free books
The Association of Czech booksellers and publishers has launched a new campaign called ‘Books without VAT’ in order to drum up support for the existing 15 percent rate to…
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Acclaimed author and essayist Milan Kundera turns 85
This Tuesday sees Czech-born author Milan Kundera, who has lived and worked in France since the mid-1970s, turn 85. Although the Czech media has reported extensively on…
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Film school needs to wake up to TV phenomenon, says Burning Bush co-producer Tomáš Hrubý
Burning Bush, which explores the aftermath of the 1969 self-immolation of Jan Palach, recently swept the boards at the Czech Lion film awards. The Best Director prize went…
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Brno’s banjo-punk-future-jazz-band
The Brno band Poletíme? describes itself as an original banjo-punk-future-jazz-band. Established in 2007 by artist and musician Rudolf Brancovsky it soon became a regular…
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Filmmaker Jan Kaplan: Hrabal was one of most modest people I ever met
Events around the Czech Republic are commemorating internationally renowned author Bohumil Hrabal who would have turned 100 this day. On the occasion I spoke to the Czech…
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Acclaimed 20th century author Bohumil Hrabal remembered on 100th anniversary of his birth
This Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most significant Czech authors, Bohumil Hrabal, who died in 1997. Events commemorating the author of…
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Karel Zeman’s work inspirational, says director Tim Burton on eve of Prague art show
Tim Burton is known for distinctive, stylised movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Now aficionados can enjoy the director’…
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November 2nd: making pop music on the margins
This week we take a look at an established Czech band November 2nd, whose red-headed front-woman and song writer Saša Langošová combines rock, country and pop in her…
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The home:scape project - looking for a home
Three theatre groups from Prague, Budapest and London joined forces last year to create a multidisciplinary project called home:scape. Combining interviews, blog entries…
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