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The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Studies of Nationalities)The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Studies of Nationalities) by Hugh Lecaine Agnew
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History: Well written, informative history. Good general overview
Czechoslovakia between Stalin and Hitler: The Diplomacy of Edvard Bene%s in the 1930sCzechoslovakia between Stalin and Hitler: The Diplomacy of Edvard Bene%s in the 1930s by Igor Lukes
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History: Sacrifice of Czechoslovakia on the altar of appeasement
Talks with T. G. MasarykTalks with T. G. Masaryk by Karel Capek
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History: Karel Capek's conversations with Czechoslovakia's founding father
Hope Dies Last: The Autobiography of Alexander DubcekHope Dies Last: The Autobiography of Alexander Dubcek by Alexander Dubcek
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History: Dubcek, the Prague Spring, Soviet tanks
The Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991The Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991 by Bernard Wheaton
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History: The end of the Communist Era
Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel HuizdalaDisturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala by Vaclav Havel
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Politics/Philosophy: Czech Republic's first post-Communist President speaks
Prague Tales (Central European Classics)Prague Tales (Central European Classics) by Jan Neruda
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Literature: Jan Neruda:Best place to begin. Beautiful collection of stories
The TrialThe Trial by Franz Kafka
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Kafka's 1914 prophecy of life in a totalitarian state
Franz Kafka: The Complete StoriesFranz Kafka: The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
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Kafka. Nice supplement to Trial
The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
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Hasek: One of the great books of the 20th century
War with the NewtsWar with the Newts by Karel Capek
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Capek: H.G. Wells meets George Orwell
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics)R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics) by Karel Capek
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Capek's great dystopian play that brought the term Robot to the world
Apocryphal TalesApocryphal Tales by Karel Capek
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Beautiful Stories From a Czech artistic giant
Tales from Two PocketsTales from Two Pockets by Karel Capek
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Best read in conjunction with Aprocryphal Tales
I Served the King of EnglandI Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal
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Hrabal: Brilliantly funny and sad story of a clueless witness to Czech history
Closely Watched Trains (European Classics)Closely Watched Trains (European Classics) by Bohumil Hrabal
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Hrabal: Masterpiece of a youths tragic coming of age in WWII
Closely Watched Trains [VHS]Closely Watched Trains [VHS]
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FILM: Brilliant film adaptation of the book. Oscar Winner Best Foreign Film
Too Loud a SolitudeToo Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal
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Hrabal: If you love holding a book in your hands - read this
The Joke (Definitive Version)The Joke (Definitive Version) by Milan Kundera
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Kundera: "Long Live Trotsky" on a postcard creates havoc. Earliest and mst accessible work by Kundera
The Book of Laughter and ForgettingThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
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Kundera: Some think of him as Franco-Czech but a brilliant work
The Engineer of Human SoulsThe Engineer of Human Souls by Josef Skvorecky
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Skvorecky: Czech secret police come to Canda
Catapult: A Timetable of Rail, Sea, and Air Ways to ParadiseCatapult: A Timetable of Rail, Sea, and Air Ways to Paradise by Vladimir Paral
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Fiction: Excellent example of literatrure published during the Prague Spring
My Merry Mornings: Stories From PragueMy Merry Mornings: Stories From Prague by Ivan Klima
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Klima: Beautiful, witty short stories one for each morning of the week
Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light: A NovelWaiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light: A Novel by Ivan Klima
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Klima: Czechoslovakia on the verge of the Velvet Revolution
No Saints or AngelsNo Saints or Angels by Ivan Klima
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Klima: Ten years after the revolution, the price of freedom