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Floating castles and Kafka connections
Magic, mysterious or surreal: many have attributed these qualities to Prague, notably the Italian author Angelo Maria Ripellino, who devotes a whole book to the enigmas of…
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Will Czech Culture Go Global?
As a Scot living in Prague, I am intrigued by the Czech passion for all things Celtic. On the metro I often see groups of young men decked out in idiosyncratic versions of…
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Cubist Language
Prague architecture: Baroque, Gothic and Cubism? I confess that even though I've lived in Prague for over two years, I knew little about this intriguing style. But such a…