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Černí Baroni (novel)
''Černí baroni'' (''Black barons'') is a satirical novel written by Miloslav Švandrlík during the period of the Prague Spring and published in 1969. Subsequent publication of the book in Czechoslovakia was only made possible after the Velvet Revolution, in 1990. The work takes as its background one of the "technical auxiliary battalions" of the Czechoslovak People's Army. The subtitle ''Válčili jsme za Čepičky'' (We fought for Čepička) is a reference to then-Minister of Defense, Alexej Čepička. The story was made into a film of the same name in 1992 and a television series in 2003. Background The first part of the book was published in 1969 by Vysočina (Havlíčkův Brod) and consists of seventeen chapters, ending with one of the main characters, Kefalín, desperate to extend his service for another year, getting drunk on cider. Švandrlík continued writing the second part, though due to the post-Prague Spring normalization, it could not be published in Czechoslov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloslav Švandrlík
Miloslav Švandrlík (10 August 1932 – 26 October 2009) was a Czech writer and humourist. He also used the pseudonym Roman Kefalín. Life and work Miloslav Švandrlík was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1932. After finishing secondary school, Švandrlík took a number of jobs and also completed a two-year teaching course at a music college in Prague. Subsequently in 1950, he obtained his ''Matura#Czech Republic, matura'' diploma. Between 1951 and 1953, he studied at the Faculty of Theatre (Prague), Faculty of Theatre in Prague, but left after two years. After completing his studies, Švandrlík became an assistant director at the in Prague. He joined the Auxiliary Technical Unit of the Czechoslovakian army (compulsory at the time) in October 1953. He left in the winter of 1955, and worked as a teaching assistant for Korean children in Liběšice before becoming a professional writer. Most of his work was humorous and satirical, but he is also known for his science fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |