Behind the Wallpaper, the Wall Is Scratched, Behind the Ideology, the Void. Emma Labudová’s (Un)Awarded Wallpaper Artist Cover Image

Za tapetami oprýskaná zeď, za ideologií prázdno. (Ne)oceněný Tapetář Emy Labudové
Behind the Wallpaper, the Wall Is Scratched, Behind the Ideology, the Void. Emma Labudová’s (Un)Awarded Wallpaper Artist

Author(s): Karel Střelec
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Ema Labudová; LGBTQ; contemporary Czech prose, ideology

Summary/Abstract: The study reflects on the question of whether Ema Labudová‘s book Tapetář (The Wallpaper Artist) was rightly awarded the 2019 Book Club Literary Award. The author tries to demonstrate that although the text treats a socially desirable topic (the lives of LGBTQ people), this fact cannot obscure the fundamental weaknesses of Ema Labudová‘s literary art

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 226-232
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech