Kateřina Tučková: roztříštění rodiny vlivem historických událostí, paměť, hledání identity
Kateřina Tučková: fragmentation of the family due to historical events, memory, search for identity

Author(s): Martin Markoš
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Czech Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Family; relationships; memory; generation; fatality; myth; ritual; Tučková; home as archetype;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper deals with Kateřina Tučková’s literary work, concretely with the novels The Expulsion of Gerta (Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch), The Goddesses of Žítková (Žítkovské bohyně) in terms of family memory, relationship decline, narration of personal and family history, confirmation and reproduction of family myths (both presumed and real) and in terms of destructive influence of historical events on families and individuals. The attention is paid to (non-)functional communication, honesty (or alienation) and to (non-)dealing with set up life roles and strategies. Methodologically, this paper is based on studies by M. Castells (Power of Identity), A. Giddens (The Transformation of Intimacy: Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies) and J. Derdowska (Oscillating Mosaic: Urban Space and Literary Work) which can be used for anthropology of literature.

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