Saturnin
By: Zdeněk Jirotka , Mark Adrian Corner
4.38
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Zdenek Jirotka's famous humorous novel was first published in 1942 and since then, there have been …
Want to Read $ 10.00"The river grew dark and on the boat a peaceful silence reigned. Some voices wafted over from the opposite bank and a stray canoe made its way to the boat-house. Saturnin disappeared for a while and returned with freshly-made black coffee. I offered him a cigarette and indicated an empty deck-chair. The sky was now pitch black and the atmosphere had cooled to a pleasant temperature."-Zdeněk Jirotka, Saturnin
"The river grew dark and on the boat a peaceful silence reigned. Some voices wafted over from the opposite bank and a stray canoe made its way to the boat-house. Saturnin disappeared for a while and returned with freshly-made black coffee. I offered him a cigarette and indicated an empty deck-chair. The sky was now pitch black and the atmosphere had cooled to a pleasant temperature."-Zdeněk Jirotka, Saturnin
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1. Saturnin
By: Zdeněk Jirotka , Mark Adrian Corner
4.38
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
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- 20th century
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"The river grew dark and on the boat a peaceful silence reigned. Some voices wafted over from the opposite bank and a stray canoe made its way to the boat-house. Saturnin disappeared for a while and r…"-Zdeněk Jirotka, Saturnin
2. Kytice
By: Karel Jaromír Erben
3.96
Format: 162 pages,
Sbírka baladických básní K. J. Erbena právem patří mezi klasická díla české literatury. Nejznámější… read more
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3. Bílá nemoc
By: Karel Čapek , Michael Henry Heim
4.23
Format: 378 pages, Unknown Binding
Popudem k napsání tohoto dramatu z r. 1937 byl podle autorových slov "konflikt ideálů demokracie s … read more
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- czech literature
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"Маршал. Так, я розбудив у ньому волю до життя. Ви вірите, що мир кращий за війну. А я вірю, що переможна війна краща за мир. І не маю права позбавляти свій народ заслуженої перемоги. Гален. І безлічі…"-Karel Čapek, Bílá nemoc
"Proč prosím… Když mohou lidé zabíjet olovem a plynem,… nač my doktoři máme někoho zachraňovat, ne? Kdybyste věděli, co to dá někdy práce… zachránit dítě… nebo vyhojit takový kostižer… A pak se řekne …"-Karel Čapek, Bílá nemoc
4. Maryša
By: Alois Mrštík , Vilém Mrštík , Vladimír Vimr
3.43
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
Klasické české drama z vesnického prostředí. Maryša je jedním z klenotů české divadelní tvorby. Neu… read more
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- czech literature
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5. Prague Tales
By: Michael Henry Heim , Jan Neruda
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of Mal… read more
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6. Noc na Karlštejně
By: Vladimír Vimr , Jaroslav Vrchlický
3.65
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
Oblíbená úsměvná veselohra, která se odehrává během jedné noci na hradu Karlštejn, kam císař Karel … read more
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- humor
- czech literature
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- comedy
7. Romeo, Julie a tma
By: Jan Otčenášek
3.93
Format: 142 pages, Hardcover
Novela o tragickém příběhu studenta Pavla a židovské dívky Ester v období heydrichiády. read more
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- school
- czech literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
8. Spalovač mrtvol
By: Ladislav Fuks
4.06
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Příběh o "spalovači mrtvol", trochu podivínském a pilném zaměstnanci pražského krematoria Karlu Kop… read more
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- school
- czech literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- 20th century
- audiobook
"Mlč a civ!"-Ladislav Fuks, Spalovač mrtvol
"nic jiného není lidský život než bytí k smrti"-Ladislav Fuks, Spalovač mrtvol
"*o fotfrafii* taková věčná konzerva právě přítomného času"-Ladislav Fuks, Spalovač mrtvol
"Co kdybych tě drahá oběsil?" Usmála se na něho dolů, snad mu dobře nerozuměla, on se usmál též, kopl do židle a bylo to."-Ladislav Fuks, Spalovač mrtvol
9. Bylo nás pět
By: Karel Poláček , Václav Rytina
3.60
Format: 190 pages, Hardcover
Humoristický román z maloměstského prostředí o partě kluků, jejich dobrodružství a životě, báseň v … read more
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- school
- humor
- czech literature
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- historical fiction
- comedy
10. Krysař
By: Viktor Dyk
3.69
Format: 79 pages, Paperback
Útlá knížka, jejímž jádrem je staroněmecká pověst, je vrcholem autorova prozaického díla, jakousi r… read more
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- school
- czech literature
- fiction
- novels
- audiobook
"Srdce jest drobná a zcela zbytečná věc."-Viktor Dyk, Krysař
"Nebylo třeba pomoci boží; pomohu si sám."-Viktor Dyk, Krysař
"Mějte ženy, ale nedopouštějte, aby ženy měly vás."-Viktor Dyk, Krysař
"Nejmenuji se; jsem nikdo. Jsem hůř než nikdo, jsem krysař."-Viktor Dyk, Krysař
11. R.U.R.
By: Karel Čapek , Nigel Playfair , Paul Selver
3.83
Format: 58 pages, Paperback
R.U.R.--written in 1920--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot.… read more
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- classics
- school
- czech literature
- fiction
- 20th century
"Nobody can hate man more than man."-Karel Čapek, R.U.R.
"nothing is stranger to man than his own image"-Karel Čapek, R.U.R.
"Robot" is a machine that makes the functions of a man."-Karel Čapek, R.U.R.
"A man has to be a bit mad [...]. That's the best thing about him."-Karel Čapek, R.U.R.
12. Rozmarné léto
By: Vladislav Vančura
3.71
Format: 272 pages,
Klasicke dilo ceske literatury. Banalni historky trech panu, nudicich se v desti, zmenila kvetnata … read more
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- humor
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- 20th century
- fiction
13. Tyrolské Elegie
By: Karel Havlíček Borovský , Josef Lada
3.59
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
Nazev elegie (tj. narek, zalozpev) je ironickou nadsazkou; dilo je humornym a satirickym popisem Ha… read more
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14. Pierre and Luce
By: Romain Rolland , Andrew Moore , None
3.59
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develop… read more
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- school
- fiction
- 20th century
- historical fiction
15. Báječná léta pod psa
By: Michal Viewegh
3.78
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Czech read more
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- humor
- czech literature
- fiction
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- novels
16. Hrdý Budžes
By: Irena Dousková
3.98
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Prvnimi roky husakovske normalizace, tak jak se v rade komickych i mene veselych prihod a situaci p… read more
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17. Smrt krásných srnců
By: Ota Pavel
4.12
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
Smrt krásných srnců je kniha sedmi povídek, ve kterých spisovatel Ota Pavel vzpomíná na šťastné dět… read more
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- humor
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- 20th century
- novels
18. Kulička
By: Guy de Maupassant , None
3.21
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Z Rouenu obsazeneho pruskym vojskem odjizdi dostavnik se zajimavou spolecnosti. Cestuji v nem mesta… read more
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19. The Servant of Two Masters (Plays for Performance Series)
By: Carlo Goldoni
3.83
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
"First I've got no master, then all of a sudden I've got two!...I can't wait on both of them....Wai… read more
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- classics
- school
20. Král Lávra
By: Karel Havlíček Borovský
3.51
Format: 38 pages, Hardcover
Irská lidová pověst o králi s tajemstvím. Králův holič Kukulín nesmí nikomu prozradit co při holení… read more
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- classics
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21. May
By: Marcela Sulak , Karel Hynek Mácha , None
3.42
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
Often compared to Byron, Keats, Shelley, and Poe, called Lautreamont's "elder brother" by the Czech… read more
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"Time yet to come? Tomorrow's day? Still, still some dream will time repay, Or sleep too deep for dreaming? Perhaps this life which here I live Is but a sleep, and dawn will give Only another seeming?…"-Marcela Sulak, May
