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رسالة حب بخط مسماري
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"رسالة حب بخط مسماري" رواية مثيرة للدهشة، تحسب على روايات الأجيال، تحكي تاريخ عائلة تعرضت لتعسف سلطة مستبدة، حكاية عالقة في الضمير الجمعي، ومسجلة في تاريخ مجتمعات الشرق. مأسآة أسرة غرقت وسط طوفان الحياة. وارتبطت حكايتها بأحداث تاريخية كبرى
"رسالة حب بخط مسماري" رواية مثيرة للدهشة، تحسب على روايات الأجيال، تحكي تاريخ عائلة تعرضت لتعسف سلطة مستبدة، حكاية عالقة في الضمير الجمعي، ومسجلة في تاريخ مجتمعات الشرق. مأسآة أسرة غرقت وسط طوفان الحياة. وارتبطت حكايتها بأحداث تاريخية كبرى
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First published January 1, 2008
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April 21, 2020
Wowowow!
Šo grāmatu pirms vairākiem gadiem iegādājos kādā no Mansarda online izpārdošanām par tiešām smieklīgu cenu. Un ļoti ilgu laiku tā krāja putekļus. Kā jau tas bija gaidāms, pandēmijas laikā jāpievēršas tieši aizmirstajai un putekļainajai literatūrai.
Ja tiek cauri grāmatas pirmajai pusei, kas ir nedaudz saimnieciska, tad pēkšņi kļūst fantastikas žanra cienīga, un izdodas sagaidīt Londonas radinieka Jiržīka ierašanos Prāgā, kļūst vairāk nekā aizraujoši!
Tagad es gribu uz Čehiju.
Aizkustinošs, detaļām bagāts (bet ne pārspīlēts vai pašmērķīgs) čehu tautas stāsts par laiku, kad manis vēl nebija. Taču ir interesanti salīdzināt ar dzirdēto un redzēto par Latviju, jo okupācija taču visur viena. To vij un izvij stipri cilvēki, viņu stāsti. Un šie cilvēki, ģimene, kas apdzīvo grāmatu, ir tik labestīga un reizē arī cilvēciski traģiska. Es priecājos par beigām. Par Jozefa skrējiena stāstu, kas ļauj viņu uzlūkot kā galveno šīs grāmatas varoni. Varoni ar tautas medaļu.
Šo grāmatu pirms vairākiem gadiem iegādājos kādā no Mansarda online izpārdošanām par tiešām smieklīgu cenu. Un ļoti ilgu laiku tā krāja putekļus. Kā jau tas bija gaidāms, pandēmijas laikā jāpievēršas tieši aizmirstajai un putekļainajai literatūrai.
Ja tiek cauri grāmatas pirmajai pusei, kas ir nedaudz saimnieciska, tad pēkšņi kļūst fantastikas žanra cienīga, un izdodas sagaidīt Londonas radinieka Jiržīka ierašanos Prāgā, kļūst vairāk nekā aizraujoši!
Tagad es gribu uz Čehiju.
Aizkustinošs, detaļām bagāts (bet ne pārspīlēts vai pašmērķīgs) čehu tautas stāsts par laiku, kad manis vēl nebija. Taču ir interesanti salīdzināt ar dzirdēto un redzēto par Latviju, jo okupācija taču visur viena. To vij un izvij stipri cilvēki, viņu stāsti. Un šie cilvēki, ģimene, kas apdzīvo grāmatu, ir tik labestīga un reizē arī cilvēciski traģiska. Es priecājos par beigām. Par Jozefa skrējiena stāstu, kas ļauj viņu uzlūkot kā galveno šīs grāmatas varoni. Varoni ar tautas medaļu.
March 15, 2018
Iemīlos čehu literatūrā - - un šajā tulkojumā.
Nu jābrauc uz Prāgu.
Un gribas atkal to pagājušā gadsimta režīmu lamāt.
Bet stāsts jau tomēr nav par to, jo šādi cilvēki (....tas viens) un viņu raksturi jau pastāv vienmēr.
Un maģiski, maģiski.
(Tikai beigu dēļ kaut kā zvaigznīte nokrita nost. Tiesa - jāapdomā ilgāk.
Laikērgļa dēļ varbūt....atgriezīsies.)
Nu jābrauc uz Prāgu.
Un gribas atkal to pagājušā gadsimta režīmu lamāt.
Bet stāsts jau tomēr nav par to, jo šādi cilvēki (....tas viens) un viņu raksturi jau pastāv vienmēr.
Un maģiski, maģiski.
(Tikai beigu dēļ kaut kā zvaigznīte nokrita nost. Tiesa - jāapdomā ilgāk.
Laikērgļa dēļ varbūt....atgriezīsies.)
June 10, 2015
Čehu literatūras lasīšana dod jauku apziņu, ka neesam šajā Visumā vientuļi un unikāli. Arī citur Austrumeirpopā ir bijusi gaužām līdzīga vēsturiskā pieredze.
Šis ir arī romāns par muļķīgu un ietiepīgu nesaprašanos starp cilvēkiem, Stokholmas sindromu, klonētu Hitleru, nemirstību, dažām teoloģiskām problēmām nu un dzīvi vispār.
Šis ir arī romāns par muļķīgu un ietiepīgu nesaprašanos starp cilvēkiem, Stokholmas sindromu, klonētu Hitleru, nemirstību, dažām teoloģiskām problēmām nu un dzīvi vispār.
May 27, 2016
Un romanzo profondo che, attraverso i suoi personaggi, permette di scoprire la Repubblica Ceca del Secondo Dopoguerra. L'autore si sofferma su piccoli dettagli, ma senza rendere complessa la scrittura e senza mai distrarre il lettore. Le storie dei protagonisti si intrecciano in maniera impeccabile e alla fine vi sembrerà di aver lasciato un pezzo di cuore tra le pagine. Consigliatissimo.
October 10, 2025
Chronicling several generations of a Czech family, from the end of the Second World War into the early 1990s, this convoluted, wildly inventive novel, moves from the absurd, to the dark and disturbing, to the fantastic, to the philosophical, while the oppressive nature of Communist rule and the historical shifts of the era play out in the background. But at heart it's a love story. Probably one of the best books I've read this year.
A much longer, more detailed review, can be found here: https://roughghosts.com/2025/10/09/if...
A much longer, more detailed review, can be found here: https://roughghosts.com/2025/10/09/if...
June 18, 2022
Having lived in the Czech Republic, I have a special place in my heart for their writers. The most well-known of these (not counting Franz Kafka) is Milan Kundera, largely known through the film adaption of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” but there was also the 1966 Oscar-winning adaption of Bohumil Hrabal’s “Closely Watched Trains”; both authors are highly recommendable and if you want a taste of typical dark Czech humor, Kundera’s “The Farewell Party” or Hrabal’s “Too Close a Solitude” (especially for avid readers), “The Little Town Where Time Stood Still” or “I Served the King of England” will do nicely. I am also a big fan of Josef Škvorecký whose “The Republic of Whores” had me on the floor, but whose “The Bride of Texas” was an interesting historical novel about the role of Czechs in the American Civil War. (I didn’t much like the worldwide favorite “The Good Soldier Švejk”, probably due to the translation.) However, all of these are either dead or, in the case of Kundera, getting close. (He’s now a curmudgeon living in France who’s famous for being extremely rude to anyone who asks him for an interview or guidance.)
There are living authors, too, that I can recommend such as Ivan Klima or Iva Pekárková and all of these post-WW2 writers share a common topic, life under Communism, ranging from oppression to forced dirty deals to life-goes-on-in-a-village. This book by Tomás Zmeškal is no exception and has the interesting distinction of being by the only black Czech writer. (This doesn’t come up in this book but in another of his books.) Before the war, Josef meets Květa at a lecture on the deciphering of cuneiforms by the Czech scholar Hrozný; he falls for her and to his surprise, she chooses him over his friend and rival for her affections. Later, during communism, he is arrested for unknown reasons and she is forced to call on this ex-suitor, who now has power, to improve her husband’s conditions and he demands a certain “payment” in return. The story is told through various points-of-view, not necessarily chronological, by Květa, Josef, their daughter and a close family friend and psychiatrist. There are some amusing moments, too; typical Czech absurdity involving the doctor and a would-be burglar, and a visit from a British relative who arrives for the first time in Czechoslovakia and tries to describe the country to his sister. (Of particular note, the Czech tradition of carp-killing at Christmas; yes, I was also stunned when I first saw it and, yes, I know it’s a part of other Eastern-European cultures, too.) However, the focus of the book is on the rupture caused by her trying to help his ten-year prison stay by consorting with his “enemy.” There are many things here which are very Czech, such as the cottage in the country which undergoes unlimited alterations. (I once saw a BBC architecture special which featured the designed adaptability of these cottages.) There is also Josef’s Kafkian attempt to seek some sort of justice through the post-communist bureaus who promised this as part of the “new” regime. Unlike the East Germans, the Czechs mostly destroyed the files of who implicated who since so many good people had been forced to cooperate. (“Do you have any information on something your neighbor allegedly said in conversation at the market? We know your son is an intelligent young man and we’d like to see him keep his place at the university and not have to work in the coal mines…”) The book is about the tragedy caused by the regime, the human cost at such a personal level, driving a wedge between two people in love and the collateral damage to the family who have to step around this breech.
I felt that some storylines were left dangling or abruptly ended, giving the novel a patchwork feel at times but I liked it very much and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking to break out of Russian literature but see another view of Eastern Europe. And read someone different.
There are living authors, too, that I can recommend such as Ivan Klima or Iva Pekárková and all of these post-WW2 writers share a common topic, life under Communism, ranging from oppression to forced dirty deals to life-goes-on-in-a-village. This book by Tomás Zmeškal is no exception and has the interesting distinction of being by the only black Czech writer. (This doesn’t come up in this book but in another of his books.) Before the war, Josef meets Květa at a lecture on the deciphering of cuneiforms by the Czech scholar Hrozný; he falls for her and to his surprise, she chooses him over his friend and rival for her affections. Later, during communism, he is arrested for unknown reasons and she is forced to call on this ex-suitor, who now has power, to improve her husband’s conditions and he demands a certain “payment” in return. The story is told through various points-of-view, not necessarily chronological, by Květa, Josef, their daughter and a close family friend and psychiatrist. There are some amusing moments, too; typical Czech absurdity involving the doctor and a would-be burglar, and a visit from a British relative who arrives for the first time in Czechoslovakia and tries to describe the country to his sister. (Of particular note, the Czech tradition of carp-killing at Christmas; yes, I was also stunned when I first saw it and, yes, I know it’s a part of other Eastern-European cultures, too.) However, the focus of the book is on the rupture caused by her trying to help his ten-year prison stay by consorting with his “enemy.” There are many things here which are very Czech, such as the cottage in the country which undergoes unlimited alterations. (I once saw a BBC architecture special which featured the designed adaptability of these cottages.) There is also Josef’s Kafkian attempt to seek some sort of justice through the post-communist bureaus who promised this as part of the “new” regime. Unlike the East Germans, the Czechs mostly destroyed the files of who implicated who since so many good people had been forced to cooperate. (“Do you have any information on something your neighbor allegedly said in conversation at the market? We know your son is an intelligent young man and we’d like to see him keep his place at the university and not have to work in the coal mines…”) The book is about the tragedy caused by the regime, the human cost at such a personal level, driving a wedge between two people in love and the collateral damage to the family who have to step around this breech.
I felt that some storylines were left dangling or abruptly ended, giving the novel a patchwork feel at times but I liked it very much and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking to break out of Russian literature but see another view of Eastern Europe. And read someone different.
March 12, 2017
„Ştiu că sunt un nebun bătrân, care, în ceea ce priveşte înţelegerea sentimentelor tale şi ale lui, nu-ţi ajunge nici la nivelul constelaţiei de pistrui care-ţi acoperă glezna dreaptă. Totuşi trebuie să recunosc că atunci când am constatat că nu ura, ci dragostea îmi generează amintirile cu privire la tine, m-am simţit ca un inventator. Deşi sunt în continuare convins că timpul este o mărime fizică solidă şi trainică, secunda reprezentând a optzeci şi şasea parte dintr-o zi solară medie, recunosc că uneori simt cum această certitudine mi se clatină. Simţurile mă trădează în permanenţă, iar zilele aleargă în necontenit jurul meu ca o turmă de căprioare speriate. Mă înspăimântă şi faptul că nu voi mai avea timp să-ţi vorbesc despre dragostea mea nestinsă pentru tine. A ţi-o mărturisi a reprezentat pentru mine întotdeauna cel mai dificil dintre lucruri. Şi mi-a trecut prin cap - oare cum ar arăta o scrisoare pentru tine în limba hitiţilor? La nebunia asta m-a împins amintirea primelor noastre întâlniri.”
January 2, 2016
Beigās drusku iztaisnojās un izčākstēja, pārvēršoties par diezgan parastu ģimenes sāgu ar Austrumeiropas (pardon, Centrāleiropas) ciešanām. Bet kopumā ļoti laba pirmā grāmata jaunajam gadam.
February 22, 2024
To bylo velmi zajímavé. Z počátku jsem byla dosti zmatená z kapitol-každá je vypravována jinými a ze začátku i zdánlivě nijak spolu nesouvisejícími lidmi. V průběhu knihy si čtenář uvědomí, že se ze zmateného "maglajsu" postupuje vynořuje mozaika rodiny po dvě generace. Ústřední dvojice má velmi smutný příběh, který je silně poznamenán realitou 50.let. Doteď nechápu proč jim autor nedal po tom všem šťastnější konec, stačilo by pár hodin..Zajímavá je postava Angličana, která má jakoby ukázat pohled jiných zemí Evropy na naše Českosl ehm tedy už Česko a taky postava cukráře, který je osobně můj oblíbenec. Shrnuto podrženo, děkuji Míši za super knihu!
December 3, 2022
V tem odličnem romanu sem spet našla nekaj, kar me je vedno fasciniralo pri češki literaturi: ta dragocena in redka sposobnost stkati grenkosladke zgodbe, kjer se tragično prepleta z ironijo in sarkazmom, kjer bi se na isti strani najraje razjokal, potem pa te en sam piker komentar le nekaj vrstic pozneje spravi v glasen smeh.
Josef in Kveta sta obenem junaka in žrtvi svojega časa. Junaka, ker preživita strahotno fizično in psihično travmo; žrtvi, ker te travme njuna ljubezen ne zmore preživeti. A čeprav sta v ločenem življenju drugačna, v njem najdeta smisel in drobna veselja. To, da Josef s svojim vnukom lahko doživi očetovstvo, kot ga ni mogel nuditi svoji hčerki, je eden od najlepših zasukov te kompleksne in hkrati povsem stvarne družinske zgodbe.
PS: Ni mi čisto jasno, kako slaščičarjeve pripovedke prispevajo k osrednji zgodbi ali kakšno funkcijo naj bi imele, a so tudi same po sebi prava poslastica.
Josef in Kveta sta obenem junaka in žrtvi svojega časa. Junaka, ker preživita strahotno fizično in psihično travmo; žrtvi, ker te travme njuna ljubezen ne zmore preživeti. A čeprav sta v ločenem življenju drugačna, v njem najdeta smisel in drobna veselja. To, da Josef s svojim vnukom lahko doživi očetovstvo, kot ga ni mogel nuditi svoji hčerki, je eden od najlepših zasukov te kompleksne in hkrati povsem stvarne družinske zgodbe.
PS: Ni mi čisto jasno, kako slaščičarjeve pripovedke prispevajo k osrednji zgodbi ali kakšno funkcijo naj bi imele, a so tudi same po sebi prava poslastica.
May 23, 2013
Świadomość, że gdzieś w tej samej części Europy Wschodniej siedzą sobie spokojni ludzie, których ksiąźki o przeszłości nie są pełnymi jadu, prymitywizmu, prostactwa, plemienny porachunków, nienawiści, szaleństwa i głupoty paszkwilami z jednej strony jest pocieszająca, ale z drugiej uświadamia tylko, jak groteskowymi potworkami, z tępymi spojrzeniami szczelinek wąskich oczu zakopanych nad tłustością polików rozciągniętych w złośliwym uśmieszku, są lokalni twórcy literatury, ach, rozliczeniowej, której jedynym rozliczeniem jest rozliczenie z ich własną głupotą, dziwnym zbiegiem okoliczności zawsze wychodzące na minusie.
July 22, 2024
Tuto knihu vnímám jako zahrabaný klenot české beletrie. Když to tehdy dávno vyšlo, bylo kolem hodně chvály, ale už jsme zapomněli (kromě toho jsem tehdy byla docela malá). Středobodem děje je česká rodina v 2. polovině 20. století, kterou hýbou různé rodinné (a někdy trochu politické) tragédie. Přitom ale o politiku vůbec nejde, ta funguje spíš jako kulisa. Klínové písmo tu hraje svou roli, která je nádherná. Ale ten jazyk!!! Autor pracuje s jazykem velmi poutavým způsobem a žrala jsem každou větu.
September 14, 2023
V zásadě se mi to líbilo, ale nevyhovoval mi způsob, jak se střídaly časy. Někde proběhlo rychle dvacet let, pak se zase vrátil čas někam do minulosti. Jednotlivé kousky se mi líbily, jako celek jsou ale na můj vkus nějak divně seřazené.
January 15, 2019
Var lasīt. Var arī nelasīt.
May 9, 2022
If you ignore the fact that this man has never talked to a woman, is calling pregnancy a blessing way too many times (he has definitely never been pregnant either, he could've asked his mother if it had been a blessing and I'm sure she wouldn't agree) it's a good book with a good point.
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December 6, 2016This is a family epic spanning a couple generations, focussing not just on the personal pain caused by the machinations of the Communist political machine, but by the devious calculations (and miscalculations) of human nature. There are many perspectives offered in this family saga, so much so that I felt it might lose coherence. There are many characters that spin out from the many tale of Josef, and Květa. These characters introduce ideas and aspects of both the Czech nation and the human condition: faith, history, intelligence, community, love, commitment.
While there were times I wondered how the novel would reconcile each new character with my traditional ideas of the form of The Novel, I never lost interest with the ideas discussed, or the writing. The book's mosaic of anecdotes, across time and characters, creates a firm foundation on which to contemplate tragedy, humor, infidelity, faith, science, the strange, and the absurd.
In the translator's Afterword, Alex Zucker writes that Zmeškal is being compared to other more established Czech authors. I certainly felt that the chapters in Love Letter In Cuneiform were written in a variety of styles, reminiscent, at turns, of Hrabal, Klima, Kundera, et.al. This pastische sits well in the form in which this novel is structured, and rises naturally from the course of modern Czech literature and from Zmeškal's personal history as well.
While there were times I wondered how the novel would reconcile each new character with my traditional ideas of the form of The Novel, I never lost interest with the ideas discussed, or the writing. The book's mosaic of anecdotes, across time and characters, creates a firm foundation on which to contemplate tragedy, humor, infidelity, faith, science, the strange, and the absurd.
In the translator's Afterword, Alex Zucker writes that Zmeškal is being compared to other more established Czech authors. I certainly felt that the chapters in Love Letter In Cuneiform were written in a variety of styles, reminiscent, at turns, of Hrabal, Klima, Kundera, et.al. This pastische sits well in the form in which this novel is structured, and rises naturally from the course of modern Czech literature and from Zmeškal's personal history as well.
November 21, 2020
As the year winds down, I still find myself thinking about Zmeškal's Love Letters in Cuneiform, which I devoured in mid February. The story starts with the wedding of Alice and a cake that reflects heaven, hell and purgatory and spins from there to the stories of her parents, the baker of the fantastic cake, the family doctor and beyond mostly in the against the shadow of Communist Czechoslovakia. Reviews focus on the love story between Josef and Květa (Alice's parents) but the carefully constructed narrative is as much about them as the people around them. The book is beautifully written (and translated), which lets the achronological narratives fill out. For me, everything with the Baker (the cake, his wife, etc), while not a part of the story of Josef and Květa remain with me. There's a very delightful, and very Czech sense of humor to the story as well.
There's leitmotif of what it means to live in Czechoslovakia and be Czech. There's a brilliant illustration where the author inserts himself, allowing the perspective of a half Czech, half Congolese man to briefly illuminate and contrast with later chapters from the perspective of a member of the Czech diaspora.
There's leitmotif of what it means to live in Czechoslovakia and be Czech. There's a brilliant illustration where the author inserts himself, allowing the perspective of a half Czech, half Congolese man to briefly illuminate and contrast with later chapters from the perspective of a member of the Czech diaspora.
August 17, 2024
Tomáš Zmeškal’s Love Letter in Cuneiform (translated by Alex Zucker), I’m sorry to report, was a frustrating read for me. The publisher’s description—which is what attracted my interest in the first place—only covers a small part of this weirdly constructed novel about betrayal, love, family, forgiveness…and immortality, of all things. While this book does contain a plot thread about a family caught up in the Communist legal bureaucratic nightmare, it takes a lot of tangents. I didn’t get the book that I was expecting. This isn’t the book’s fault; I just wish I had been better prepared...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
November 4, 2016
Una storia d'amore che fa innamorare. Un insieme di racconti all'interno di un grande racconto che ha come sfondo la storia della Repubblica Ceca. Una storia imprevedibile e coinvolgente, che fa molto riflettere. Il classico libro che non riesci a smettere di leggere perché è troppo bello ma allo stesso tempo non vuoi finirlo subito perché, appunto, è troppo bello. Super consigliato.
November 24, 2016
Dlouho mi ležel doma, ani nevím, proč jsem tak váhala. Kdybych věděla, jak dobrý román to je, přečetla bych mnohem dřív, abych ho mohla doporučovat dalším.
December 23, 2022
Tomáš Zmeškal - Ljubavno pismo klinopisom (Milostný dopis klínovým písmem)
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Svi koji znaju moj književni ukus znaju koliko volim češku književnost. Otkrivanjem novog pisca - Tomáša Zmeškala, sada ju volim još i više (ako je to moguće).
No, većina ne zna da sam odrasla uz jednu staru damu, Čehinju, da sam ju voljela, i sada je volim iako je otišla put zvijezda prije 43 godine, svom svojom djetinjom dušom. Voljela sam njene priče, običaje, mentalitet kojem je pripadala.
Vjerojatno tu leže korijeni ljubavi između mene i češkog naroda. Kao dijete više puta sam proputovala uzduž i poprijeko upravo zemlju iz ovog romana - Čehoslovačku. U sebi nosim samo lijepe uspomene.
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Ljudi i sudbine koje nastanjuju ovaj roman čine skup priča unutar jedne velike cjeline. To je roman o sudbini čeških ljudi u vremenu nakon Drugog svjetskog rata, o do boli točno opisanom sistemu koji proždire vlastitu djecu proizvodeći osobne tragedije, sve skupa opisano s odličnom mješavinom humora i satire, ostavljajući slatko-gorak okus.
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Ipak, srž priče nije sam režim nego sudbine običnih, malih, jednostavnih ljudi koji imaju sreću ili nesreću živjeti tu i tada. Ovo je i roman o nesporazumima, tugama, izdajama i spletkama, roman i o ljubavi, te ponekom recimo vanserijskom "upadu" upletenom u samu radnju. Takav je i dio o vremenu i besmrtnosti gdje moram spomenuti slastičara Svobodu koji se i dotakao besmrtnosti, kloniranja i iako Svoboda nije glavni lik niti jedan od glavnih likova, dio o njemu čini odličan začin samom romanu.
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U Ljubavnom pismu klinopisom prepoznat ćete i tipičan češki smisao za apsurdno. Sam lajtmotiv romana je što znači biti Čeh u Čehoslovačkoj u poslijeratnim godinama.
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Nemojte pomisliti da ćete čitajući ovaj roman naići u njemu i na što slično na npr. rusku književnost ili našu, roman je izrazito dobro opisao srednjoeuropsku zemlju pod komunističkom vlašću.
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Jedinstven. Drugačiji. Prepun topline.
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Izdvajam jedan citat iz poglavlja po kojem je naslovljen roman:
„Moj se san o tome kako ću te istjerati iz svoje glave i srca raspršio. Shvatio sam da koliko god se trudio, moje će se namjere rušiti poput kule babilonske. Nisam bio u stanju postići da dobro isklesani granitni komadi moje boli održe tu jezovitu građevinu u komadu. Dugo je trajalo dok nisam otkrio kako razlog mojega neuspjeha ne počiva u nedostatku mržnje nego u prekomjernoj ljubavi koja je uvijek pripadala samo tebi.
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Iako sam i dalje uvjeren kako je vrijeme čvrsta fizikalna veličina i svjestan toga kako je sekunda tek jedna osamdeset i šest tisućinka osrednjega sunčanog dana, priznajem, Květa, pokolebao sam se u svojoj vjeri. Moja me osjetila, naime, neprestano izdaju, a dani pokraj mene bez prestanka jure poput stada preplašene ždrebadi. Osim toga se bojim kako ti neću stići reći za svoju neumrlu ljubav. U životu me gotovo ništa nije toliko iscrpilo kao priznanje da te ljubim. Palo mi je na pamet i to kako bi ispalo pismo na jezikuHetita napisano klinopisom. Na tu me ludost navela uspomena na naš prvi sastanak. Znam kako je to jedina stvar koju ti ne moram objašnjavati.ˮ
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Ove godine posjetila sam Prag i zaljubila se kao šiparica, kako se samo zaljubiti može u taj grad. Poželjela sam se vraćati, vraćati i vraćati, a nakon ovog romana ta želja samo je snažnija.
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Dovoljno za preporuku?
Roman „Ljubavno pismo klinopisomˮosvojio je 2009. nagradu Josef Škvorecký i 2011. Nagradu Europske unije za književnost.
S češkog prevela: Renata Kuchar
Izdavač: Ljevak
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Svi koji znaju moj književni ukus znaju koliko volim češku književnost. Otkrivanjem novog pisca - Tomáša Zmeškala, sada ju volim još i više (ako je to moguće).
No, većina ne zna da sam odrasla uz jednu staru damu, Čehinju, da sam ju voljela, i sada je volim iako je otišla put zvijezda prije 43 godine, svom svojom djetinjom dušom. Voljela sam njene priče, običaje, mentalitet kojem je pripadala.
Vjerojatno tu leže korijeni ljubavi između mene i češkog naroda. Kao dijete više puta sam proputovala uzduž i poprijeko upravo zemlju iz ovog romana - Čehoslovačku. U sebi nosim samo lijepe uspomene.
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Ljudi i sudbine koje nastanjuju ovaj roman čine skup priča unutar jedne velike cjeline. To je roman o sudbini čeških ljudi u vremenu nakon Drugog svjetskog rata, o do boli točno opisanom sistemu koji proždire vlastitu djecu proizvodeći osobne tragedije, sve skupa opisano s odličnom mješavinom humora i satire, ostavljajući slatko-gorak okus.
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Ipak, srž priče nije sam režim nego sudbine običnih, malih, jednostavnih ljudi koji imaju sreću ili nesreću živjeti tu i tada. Ovo je i roman o nesporazumima, tugama, izdajama i spletkama, roman i o ljubavi, te ponekom recimo vanserijskom "upadu" upletenom u samu radnju. Takav je i dio o vremenu i besmrtnosti gdje moram spomenuti slastičara Svobodu koji se i dotakao besmrtnosti, kloniranja i iako Svoboda nije glavni lik niti jedan od glavnih likova, dio o njemu čini odličan začin samom romanu.
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U Ljubavnom pismu klinopisom prepoznat ćete i tipičan češki smisao za apsurdno. Sam lajtmotiv romana je što znači biti Čeh u Čehoslovačkoj u poslijeratnim godinama.
💌
Nemojte pomisliti da ćete čitajući ovaj roman naići u njemu i na što slično na npr. rusku književnost ili našu, roman je izrazito dobro opisao srednjoeuropsku zemlju pod komunističkom vlašću.
🇨🇿
Jedinstven. Drugačiji. Prepun topline.
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Izdvajam jedan citat iz poglavlja po kojem je naslovljen roman:
„Moj se san o tome kako ću te istjerati iz svoje glave i srca raspršio. Shvatio sam da koliko god se trudio, moje će se namjere rušiti poput kule babilonske. Nisam bio u stanju postići da dobro isklesani granitni komadi moje boli održe tu jezovitu građevinu u komadu. Dugo je trajalo dok nisam otkrio kako razlog mojega neuspjeha ne počiva u nedostatku mržnje nego u prekomjernoj ljubavi koja je uvijek pripadala samo tebi.
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Iako sam i dalje uvjeren kako je vrijeme čvrsta fizikalna veličina i svjestan toga kako je sekunda tek jedna osamdeset i šest tisućinka osrednjega sunčanog dana, priznajem, Květa, pokolebao sam se u svojoj vjeri. Moja me osjetila, naime, neprestano izdaju, a dani pokraj mene bez prestanka jure poput stada preplašene ždrebadi. Osim toga se bojim kako ti neću stići reći za svoju neumrlu ljubav. U životu me gotovo ništa nije toliko iscrpilo kao priznanje da te ljubim. Palo mi je na pamet i to kako bi ispalo pismo na jezikuHetita napisano klinopisom. Na tu me ludost navela uspomena na naš prvi sastanak. Znam kako je to jedina stvar koju ti ne moram objašnjavati.ˮ
✈️ 🇨🇿 🕍 🏣 🏰
Ove godine posjetila sam Prag i zaljubila se kao šiparica, kako se samo zaljubiti može u taj grad. Poželjela sam se vraćati, vraćati i vraćati, a nakon ovog romana ta želja samo je snažnija.
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Dovoljno za preporuku?
Roman „Ljubavno pismo klinopisomˮosvojio je 2009. nagradu Josef Škvorecký i 2011. Nagradu Europske unije za književnost.
S češkog prevela: Renata Kuchar
Izdavač: Ljevak
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January 6, 2020
Kdesi v rozhovoru s Tomášem Zmeškalem jsem četl, že vrátit do Čech se rozhodl, když se procházel po lese a uvědomil si, že už příliš dlouho neslyšel slovo "smrk". Nejspíš proto jsem podvědomě vybral tuhle knížku – na počest návratu ze Švédska do domoviny.
Jde o naprosto luxusní čtivo. Příběhy cukráře Svobody zásobují knihu krásnými tečnami zkoumajícími věčná témata jako nesmrtelnost (Orlí stroj a nekonečná úleva, jež měšťanům přinese), zlo (nevydařený genetický pokus v poušti poukazující na nehumánnost byrokracie ve jménu sloganu "Zlo je nutné ovládnout.") či karmu (příběh z Persie jak vylovený z Tisíce a jedné noci). Popis Čech jak za komunismu tak po revoluci je až nepohodlně trefný a bratránkovy postřehy o Češích jakbysmet.
Snad jen konec působí poněkud nedotaženě. Na druhou stranu to tak dost možná bylo zamýšleno; čas plyne nekriticky a příběhy vždy zcela subjektivně jak shora tak zdola ohraničujeme jen a jen my sami.
Jde o naprosto luxusní čtivo. Příběhy cukráře Svobody zásobují knihu krásnými tečnami zkoumajícími věčná témata jako nesmrtelnost (Orlí stroj a nekonečná úleva, jež měšťanům přinese), zlo (nevydařený genetický pokus v poušti poukazující na nehumánnost byrokracie ve jménu sloganu "Zlo je nutné ovládnout.") či karmu (příběh z Persie jak vylovený z Tisíce a jedné noci). Popis Čech jak za komunismu tak po revoluci je až nepohodlně trefný a bratránkovy postřehy o Češích jakbysmet.
Snad jen konec působí poněkud nedotaženě. Na druhou stranu to tak dost možná bylo zamýšleno; čas plyne nekriticky a příběhy vždy zcela subjektivně jak shora tak zdola ohraničujeme jen a jen my sami.
January 21, 2019
Čehija 20.gs un nežēlīgi daudz slāņu, kuros arī apmaldīties. Un tomēr - viens stāsts no romāna, kur tomēr viss ir saistīts - izceļas. Konditora Svoboda marcipāna meistardarbs, par ko viņu iesēdina psihiatriskajā slimnīcā. Un tad viņš stāsta, kādēļ no marcipāna veido sievu, ko tik ļoti mīl, un, ko viņam atņēma programma, kas pēta ļaunumu. Kas tā par programmu - lūk tas būtu vēl viena romāna cienīgs stāsts, pie tam - ar ļoti labām - atvērtām beigām. Šo vienkārši nevaru aizmirst un nepieminēt...
Autoram pateicies noņemties ar detaļām tik ļoti, ka nākas laist pāri... vai samierināties, ka aina uzburas, bet tajā nav nekā tāda, ko lasītājs nekad nebūtu piedzīvojis. Tieši tādēļ varbūt dažas lapaspuses likās kā no citas grāmatas. Bet galvenā doma uz visa šī 20. gs. traģiķas fona ir vienkārši nolasāma - mīlestības kods ir sasodīti sarežģīts. Arī čehu valodā.
Autoram pateicies noņemties ar detaļām tik ļoti, ka nākas laist pāri... vai samierināties, ka aina uzburas, bet tajā nav nekā tāda, ko lasītājs nekad nebūtu piedzīvojis. Tieši tādēļ varbūt dažas lapaspuses likās kā no citas grāmatas. Bet galvenā doma uz visa šī 20. gs. traģiķas fona ir vienkārši nolasāma - mīlestības kods ir sasodīti sarežģīts. Arī čehu valodā.
February 9, 2025
La vita di due coniugi viene sconvolta dagli eventi storici che segnano la Repubblica Ceca nel secondo dopoguerra. È una storia intensa e commovente, quella di Josef e Květa, la cui unione è messa alla prova dalle circostanze storiche. La separazione inizia con la prigionia di Josef e si complica ulteriormente quando, una volta libero, scopre verità sconvolgenti legate agli eventi accaduti durante la sua detenzione.
Sebbene alcuni capitoli che mi siano sembrati estranei alla storia principale, il romanzo mi è piaciuto molto e lo consiglio.
Sebbene alcuni capitoli che mi siano sembrati estranei alla storia principale, il romanzo mi è piaciuto molto e lo consiglio.
September 22, 2021
4/5. Zgodovina ni le ravna črta, ki jo potegnemo z leve proti desni in pojasnimo z nekaj suhoparnimi letnicami in napiflanim besedilom. Zmeškal je ljubezen Josefa in Kvete ugledal skozi kalejdoskop (ne)srečnih naključij, ki niso zadevali več le njiju. Zgodovinske "silnice" v družinski sagi tako deloma odpadajo, četudi je iz zapisanega razvidno, kako je leto 1968 za češko družbo še vedno najgloblja rana včerajšnjosti.
August 18, 2022
No. Nakonec mě to pohltilo a těšila jsem se, až si ke čtení sednu, a vtáhlo mě to a místy se to zakouslo hluboko a au. Jazyk vyprávění fantastický hned od první stránky. Zařazením chetitštiny a Hrozného si autor dost šplhnul (protože každý správný obyvatel Lysé a návštěvník DS Náplavka moc dobře ví, vo co de). Ze vsuvek o vizích jsem zmatená, kdybych na to psala esej, dalo by práci přijít tomu na kloub. Což je na druhou stranu dobře...
January 14, 2025
Očekivala sam puno više od ove knjige s obzirom na način pisanja međutim, što sam više čitala više sam se razočarala. Nije nešto što se pročita u jednom cugu, ali i da čitate par dana ili sedmica, nećete se apsolutno ničega sjećati.
Neupečatljivo, turobno i dosadno štivo toliko da nisam mogla da završim do kraja iako sam nastojala više puta.
Nula od knjige.
Neupečatljivo, turobno i dosadno štivo toliko da nisam mogla da završim do kraja iako sam nastojala više puta.
Nula od knjige.
February 10, 2025
ترجمة جيدة
لكن الرواية ما أعجبتني ما أحب هذا النوع سخيف ولا تأثرت الكاتب حسيت بيحشر كل شيء في باله حتى يطلع الرواية بشكل مكثف بس برضو سيئة الفصل الأول قبيح أما الفصل الثاني هو اللي جذبني الدكتور ومريضه
بعدين يفتح قصص ويقفلها بدون تقفيلة محترمة وكل شوي يضيف شخصيات حتى تسوي نقاش ممكن ينقذ الرواية اذا ماعجبك المسار الأساسي يمكن تروح عن نفسك بهذي المحادثات الجانبية العشوائية
لكن الرواية ما أعجبتني ما أحب هذا النوع سخيف ولا تأثرت الكاتب حسيت بيحشر كل شيء في باله حتى يطلع الرواية بشكل مكثف بس برضو سيئة الفصل الأول قبيح أما الفصل الثاني هو اللي جذبني الدكتور ومريضه
بعدين يفتح قصص ويقفلها بدون تقفيلة محترمة وكل شوي يضيف شخصيات حتى تسوي نقاش ممكن ينقذ الرواية اذا ماعجبك المسار الأساسي يمكن تروح عن نفسك بهذي المحادثات الجانبية العشوائية
August 10, 2020
الرسالة التي جاءت متأخرة ربع قرن من الزمن، كتبها ليموت بعدها، ووصلتها بعد أن ماتت..!
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September 17, 2020
Spousta částí se mi fakt líbilo, ale přijde mi, že celý příběh dohromady je trochu těžkopádný. Vyškrtat nějaké výplňové části a zbytek nechat jako samostatné povídky, kterými se budou prolínat jednotlivé postavy, a dám pět hvězdiček.
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