A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
By: Arnošt Lustig
3.87
Format: 244 pages, Library Binding
As their Nazi captors negotiate their exchange for American-held German officers, twenty Jewish bus…
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1. The Cowards
By: Josef Škvorecký
3.93
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
The Cowards is the story of an uncomplicated, talented youth caught up in momentous historic events… read more
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"A person's got to be scared all the time - of God, if there is one, and of looking like a fool if there isn't."-Josef Škvorecký, The Cowards
2. 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 … read more
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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
3. Closely Watched Trains
By: Bohumil Hrabal , Josef Škvorecký , Edith Pargeter
3.74
Format: 85 pages, Paperback
Bohumil Hrabal's post-war classic about a young man's coming of age in German-occupied Czechoslovak… read more
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"آن غرش و سر و صدای یک قطار در حال حرکت،همیشه یکسان است،درست مثل زمان صلح که قطار، هر شب، مربعها و مستطیلهای نور را از پنجرههای درخشان خود میپراکند."-Bohumil Hrabal, Closely Watched Trains
4. A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
By: Arnošt Lustig
3.87
Format: 244 pages, Library Binding
As their Nazi captors negotiate their exchange for American-held German officers, twenty Jewish bus… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
- holocaust
- audiobook
5. Pygmalion
By: George Bernard Shaw
3.89
Format: 82 pages, Paperback
One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and Ne… read more
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"What you are to do without me I cannot imagine."-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion
"Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby"-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion
"La vida no consiste en buscarse a sí mismo, sino en crearse a sí mismo"-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion
"I'm willing to tell you. I'm wanting to tell you. I'm waiting to tell you."-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion
6. 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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7. 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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"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
8. Hana
By: Alena Mornštajnová
4.05
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Treti roman uspesne ceske autorky. Existuje-li neco, co proveruje opravdovost lidskeho zivota, pak … read more
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9. 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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10. Mr. Theodore Mundstock
By: Ladislav Fuks
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Fuksuv romanovy debut (1963) upoutal originalitou autorova zivotniho nazoru a zpusobem vypraveni. A… read more
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11. I Served the King of England
By: Bohumil Hrabal , Paul Wilson
3.43
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-W… read more
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12. The Inspector General
By: Nikolai Gogol , None , None
2.70
Format: None pages, Paperback
Considered the high point of Gogol's writing for the stage and a masterpiece of dramatic satire, Th… read more
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13. 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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14. 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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15. L'Avare
By: Molière
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Harpagon est un vieillard odieux et avare. Avare jusqu'au ridicule, puisqu'il fait comparaitre en j… read more
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16. Audience
By: Václav Havel
2.74
Format: None pages, Paperback
Forming part of the Vanek Plays trilogy, Audience is a cleverly-constructed satire on power and tho… read more
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17. 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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"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
18. 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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19. 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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"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
20. 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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"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.
21. 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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22. 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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23. Kuře melancholik
By: Josef Karel Šlejhar
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Novela z vesnickeho prostredi o utrpeni maleho ditete je pozoruhodnou ukazkou z tvorby vudciho pred… read more
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24. The Joke
By: Milan Kundera
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its p… read more
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25. Báječná léta pod psa
By: Michal Viewegh
3.78
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Czech read more
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26. War with the Newts
By: Karel Čapek , Ewald Osers
4.17
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that… read more
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"V holandských koloniích žádní čerti nejsou; jsou-li nějací, tedy ve francouzských. kapitán J. van Toch"-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts
"Without a sense of art, it is impossible ever to think of something new. We need to be poets if we are to keep the world moving."-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts
"His life was now the life of a collector, and that gave it meaning. Evening after evening he would count and arrange his cuttings under the indulgent eyes of Mrs. Povondra who knew that every man is …"-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts
"They all had a thousand good economic and political reasons why they couldn’t stop. I’m not a politician or a businessman; how am I supposed to persuade them about these things. What are we supposed …"-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts
27. Jozova Hanule
By: Květa Legátová
3.86
Format: 368 pages,
Pribeh Jozovy Hanule uzavira zelarsky cyklus spisovatelky Kvety Legatove, ktera v roce 2001 vpadla … read more
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28. 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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29. 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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30. 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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31. 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