Women of the word
E-book, Czech
Women of the word
Why are there few women writers in the history of Czech literature?
In literature classes, women usually only act as the muses of writers. But it's not because they don't have their own voice and write. To create works that deserve attention today, they had to put down their imaginary and often real cooking pots and step out of their roles as wives, mothers and housewives. Women writers of the 19th and 20th centuries created in spite of societal expectations, life's hardships and jealous husbands. They often hid behind male pseudonyms. The intimate portraits of eight women writers prove that the school curriculum has wrongly forgotten them: F. The Grove, Felix Téver, Růžena Svobodová, Amalia Kutina, Vlasta Javořická, Olga Barényi, Marie Majerová and Cinderella Biliánová.
Jana Poncarová
Jana Poncarová is a writer and journalist. It is inspired by real events from the history of the 20th century, based on research and interviews with witnesses. She debuted in 2018 with the novel Podbrdské ženy, which was met with an enthusiastic response from readers. Her novel Eugenie won the Readers' Prize in the Czech Book 2020 competition. The novels Elizabeth and Nina, The Cyclist, The Actress, Zero Hour, Double Life and Anna R. In collaboration with historian Jiří Sankot, she wrote the book Deník Věrka Kohnová, which recalls the fate of this Jewish girl and her family. Vera's story was retold to children in the book The Secrets of Vera's Diary published by Albatros. For the non-traditional tourist edition she prepared the guidebook Behind the Silence: Bohemian Forest. In her collection of intimate portraits, Women of the Word, she presented stories of forgotten Czech women writers.
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