Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:37:47 +0200https://english.radio.cz/egg-and-i-why-1945-us-bestseller-topping-czech-readers-lists-8767687© 2026 Radio Prague International For several decades now, one of the most popular books among Czech readers has been The Egg and I by American writer Betty MacDonald. The 1945 memoir about life on a chicken farm in the Northwest has been largely forgotten in the United States, but here in Czechia, it still continues to top readers’ lists.  What has caused this somewhat unexpected popularity? And how come it has lasted for nearly eighty years? Czech literary theorist Jiří Trávníček decided to explore this unusual phenomenon in his new book called Betty a my (Betty and Us).  encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/6f01d3165063243bf85d4c9a5c09061c.jpg?timestamp=1669122072 https://english.radio.cz/egg-and-i-why-1945-us-bestseller-topping-czech-readers-lists-8767687 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9