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Zora Wolfová
Zora Wolfová (20 February 1928 — 29 November 2012) was a Czech translator (from English) and publishing editor. Her early translations are credited under her maiden surname, Bartošová. A native of the Czech capital, Prague, Wolfová translated more than 60 books into Czech, including Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons'' series and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. She died in Prague at the age of 84. Translations from English into Czech Books * Allfrey, Phyllis Shand: ''Dům mezi orchidejemi''. 'The Orchid House''. Praha: Svoboda, 1986. * Barnes, Julian: ''Arthur & George''. Arthur & George">'Arthur & George''.Praha: Odeon, 2007. * Geoffrey Blainey">Blainey, Geoffrey: ''Dějiny Austrálie''. [''A Shorter History of Australia''.Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. * Ray Bradbury">Bradbury, Ray: ''Smrt je vždycky osamělá''. [''Death Is a Lonely Business''.] Praha: Práce, 1992. * Carol Higgins Clark, Clark, Carol Higgins: ''Mrtvá na pláži ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech People
The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and the Czech language. Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the Migration Period, West Slavic tribes settled in the area, "assimilated the remaining Celtic and Germanic populations", and formed a principality in the 9th century, which was initially part of Great Moravia, in form of Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic. The Czech diaspora is found in notable numbers in the United States, Canada, Israel, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
