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Czech Language
Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The main non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of Prague, but is now spoken as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Kratochvil
Jiří Kratochvil (born 4 January 1940) is a Czech writer. In 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize for his book ''Medvědí román'' ("A Bear's Novel"). In 1999 he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize. Selected works * ''Medvědí román'' (1990; "A Bear's Novel") (Winner of the 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize The Tom Stoppard Prize () is a literary award given annually for outstanding primarily non-fiction work by a writer of Czech origin. It was established in 1983 and first awarded in 1984, to Eva Kantůrková for ''My Companions in the Bleak House''. ...) *''Uprostřed nocí zpěv'' (1992, 2010) *''Avion'' (1995) *''Siamský příběh'' (1996) *''Nesmrtelný příběh'' (1997) *''Noční tango'' (1999) *''Urmedvěd'' (1999) * Truchlivý Bůh (2000) ("Mournful God") *''Lady Carneval'' (2004) *''Herec'' (2006) *'' Slib'' (2009) ("The Promise") *''Femme fatale'' (2010) *''Dobrou noc, sladké sny'' (2012) *''Alfa Centauri'' (2013) *''Jízlivá potměšilost žití'' (2017) *''Je suis Paris'' (2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
