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Czech Literature
Czech literature is the literature written by Czechs or other inhabitants of the Czech state, mostly in the Czech language, although other languages like Old Church Slavonic, Latin or German have been also used, especially in the past. Modern authors from the Czech territory who wrote in other languages (e.g. German) are however sometimes considered separately, thus Franz Kafka, for example, who wrote in German (though he was also fluent in Czech), is often considered part of Austrian or German literature.
Czech literature is divided into several main time periods: the Middle Ages; the Hussite ...more
Czech literature is divided into several main time periods: the Middle Ages; the Hussite ...more
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The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.
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― The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
― The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
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If there ever was a man of whom it could be said that he ‘hungered and thirsted after righteousness,’ it was Kafka.
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― The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays
― The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays
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