František Pavlíček: the end of patriarchy

This collection of reminiscent prose by playwright František Pavlíček describes the peculiar neighbours and environment of his native Lukov, a Moravian village near Zlín. The charming narrative kindly and humorously brings to life a world that has definitely disappeared. František Pavlíček wrote the narrative at a time when, after the signing of Charter 77, he published only in samizdat or under pseudonyms. "Writer František Pavlíček and actor Josef Somr met over their Moravian roots, childhood and youth. The End of Patriarchy is actually a personal, intimate confession, reviving with its poetry and humour the longing for the lost paradise of human certainties. " (M. Bokova)