Arnon Grunberg (Holland): Tirza

Translation: Magda de Bruin-Hüblová, Argo 2009

Writing in his ironic-naturalistic style the Dutch literature star develops further his interest in psychically unstable characters, who suffer from existential fear and a loss of control. The hero of her novel loses all life certainties when his daughter decides to leave for Africa with her Moroccan boyfriend. And that is only the beginning of a bloody fall...

Jalta hotel – nuclear shelter

Jan Kačer

The hotel built in 1955-58 according to the project of the architect Tenzer was supposed to serve as the headquarters of the Warsaw Pact general staff. Come and descend with us to its nuclear shelter, where there used to be a hospital with a secret entrance for the then leaders…


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