In a book just out, the renowned Czech author and illustrator Renáta Fučíková tells the story of Czechs in North America. The idea to chronicle stories of Czech immigrants originated in Chicago, which is sometimes referred to as “the most Czech city” in the US. I met up with Renáta Fučíková at her studio in the Old Town district of Prague, where she was putting finishing touches on the final illustrations for her new book.
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The winner of the prestigious 2018 Magnesia Litera Award for Prose went to journalist, translator and writer Pavla…
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More than a hundred years after his death, fans of Antonín Dvořák have a chance to hear a new piece by one of the…
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In a book just out, the renowned Czech author and illustrator Renáta Fučíková tells the story of Czechs...
The National Library of Israel has started digitising a long-lost batch of archival materials, belonging...
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