Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:53:21 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-books-you-must-read-8506310/4© 2026 Radio Prague International Marketa Lazarová by Vladislav Vančura is a masterpiece of Czech interwar modernism, praised for its experimental use of language. The epic tale, set in an unspecified time in medieval Bohemia, depicts a feud between two families of petty noblemen and celebrates courage, honour and love, which undermines social and religious conventions. The novel was first published in 1931, but only saw its English translation in 2016. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/marketa_lazarova6.jpg?timestamp=1590341824 https://english.radio.cz/czech-books-you-must-read-8506310/4 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9