Czechmatediary

So we are back in business! September is a busy month as far as Czech stuff goes. Just to give you a little glimpse let me mention couple of names such as Plastic People of the Universe, Anna K. or Jaromir Nohavica…not bad, right??

CZ: Tak jsme zase v provozu! Ceske akcicky kam se jenom mrknete! Jen tak ze zacatku bych rada zminila par “bezvyznamnych” jmen jako jsou Plastic People of the Universe, Anna K, nebo Jaromir Nohavica.…neni to spatne, co??

1. North Miami, FL
What – Plastic People of the Universe (Vaclav Havel’s favorite Czech rock band)
When – September 27th
Where - American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club (more…)

Franz Kafka has become one of the most influential writers of all times. Most people know that he was born in Prague to a German speaking Jewish family and most people know of his quite unsettling disturbing stories such as the Metamorphosis, The Castle or The Trial. Not very many people know, however, that most of his novels were finished by someone else - his close friend, a fellow writer Max Brod. Dying Kafka actually ordered Brod to BURN all of his writings after he dies but Brod decided to disobey ( a good thing that he did!), finished and publish most of his works later. But that’s not all! (more…)