The Sudetenland: a lost paradise
Stories about pre-war life in the borderlands by leading Czech writers
The Sudetenland is still regarded as a problematic region that was strongly affected by the expulsion of the German population. What was happening before the course of things in the borderlands was irrevocably derailed? The boyish adventures of the readers of The Young Herald, grotesque and fatal first loves, unbreakable bonds with their native land, but also a burning hatred fueled by madness. The individual stories against the backdrop of great history depict the intricate fate of the inhabitants of the Sudetenland and create a plastic picture of life in the multinational border region at that time.
Among the authors of the ten thematically and stylistically wide-ranging short stories there are notable names such as Kateřina Tučková, Jaroslav Rudiš, Michaela Klevisová or Leoš Kyša. The narrative book is enriched by impressive illustrations by Jaromír 99, inspired by contemporary photographs, and a foreword by Michal Stehlík and Martin Groman, authors of the podcast Přepište dějiny.
They wrote about the book:
The anthology of short stories is not only a literary testimony to the border region as a living place where Germans, Czechs, Jews and other nationalities have lived side by side for generations, but also an invitation to reflect on the fragility of interpersonal coexistence in turbulent times.
- editorial staff of Host publishing house
The Germans were expelled from Bohemia after May 1945. Not only the people disappeared, but also their stories, history, legends, just life. It is as if the Sudetenland did not even belong to the Czech Republic before. So now it's time to tell their stories when they can't do it themselves. It's up to us.
- Martin Groman and Michal Stehlík, authors of the podcast Rewrite History
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