''Povídky malostranské'' (in English: Tales of the Lesser Quarter) is a collection of short stories by the Czech writer

Jan Neruda Jan Nepomuk Neruda (Czech: �jan ˈnɛpomuk ˈnɛruda 10 July 1834 – 22 August 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic; one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the " May School". Early li ...

that appeared in 1878. It is his most popular work and remains an important text in many

Czech literature Czech literature can refer to literature written in Czech language, Czech, in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia, earlier the Lands of the Bohemian Crown), or by Czech people. Most literature in the Czech Republic is now written in C ...

courses. As the title suggests, the stories take place in the ''

Malá Strana Malá Strana ( Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or historically Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods. In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...

'' quarter of Prague and paint a detailed image of the life 19th century Prague petty bourgeoisie and ordinary city dwellers.

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