Two Non-Awarded/Unrecognized Pravomils – In the Book by Jaroslav Čvančara and in the Novel by Petr Stančík Cover Image

Dva neocenění/nedocenění Pravomilové – Čvančarův a Stančíkův
Two Non-Awarded/Unrecognized Pravomils – In the Book by Jaroslav Čvančara and in the Novel by Petr Stančík

Author(s): Petr Hrtánek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Pravomil Raichl; modern history; monograph; Jaroslav Čvančara; novel; Petr Stančík

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with two books, the subject of which was the life of the Czech resistance fighter Pravomil Raichl: the non-fiction publication by Jaroslav Čvančara Pravomil Raichl. Život na hranici smrti (Pravomil Raichl. Life on the Edge of Death, 2017), which presents Raichl’s notable biography from a historiographical perspective (using historical sources and eyewitness accounts), and the novel by Petr Stančík Pravomil aneb Ohlušující promlčení (Pravomil or The Deafening Silence of Justice, 2021), which is inspired by the fate of the mentioned historical figure. The following article also tries to place both books in the context of the current perception of Czech modern history.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 128-137
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech