''Sedmikostelí'' (English: The Seven Churches) is a novel by
Czech
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author
Miloš Urban
Miloš Urban (born 4 October 1967 in Sokolov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech novelist and horror writer, known as the "dark knight of Czech literature". He is best known for his 1999 novel '' Sedmikostelí'', a Gothic crime horror set in Prague, whi ...
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first published in 1998. The book is a Gothic historical
crime fiction
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story set in modern-day
Nove Mesto,
Prague
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following a main character, K, who witnesses an accident followed by several murders.
The book was translated into 11 languages and became a best-seller in
Spain
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as well as the Czech Republic.
A review in ''
Berliner Morgenpost
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History and profile
Founded in 1898 by Leopold Ullstein, the paper was taken over by Axel Springer AG in 1959 a ...
'' commented that "Urban writes so vividly that the rich history of Prague architecture becomes almost a major theme of this extraordinary book".
References
1998 Czech novels
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