#czechliterature

Non-Fiction
Desire As a Source of Suffering and Progress by Pavla Horáková

In this essay, the award-winning Czech author, journalist, and translator Pavla Horáková considers desire and craving as a source for progress.

Fiction
Panic Button by Jan Němec

While reflecting on his youth, a man decides to drive his red Alfa Romeo through the night and following day, across two borders, into a warzone.

Fiction
Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb by Tomáš Zmeškal

A short story in which Thomas Zmeskal explores the essentially racist, exclusive nature of narratives of national identity in Central Europe.