Reception of Josef Škvorecký’s Literary Output from Igor Hájek’s Viewpoint Cover Image

RECEPCE DÍLA JOSEFA ŠKVORECKÉHO Z POHLEDU IGORA HÁJKA
Reception of Josef Škvorecký’s Literary Output from Igor Hájek’s Viewpoint

Author(s): Karolina Slamová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Czech Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Igor Hájek; Josef Škvorecký; exile; autobiographical characteristics; reception; translation

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with observations from reviews of Skvorecky's works, published in exile by Czech literary critic Igor Hájek, and compares Hájek's view with reflections of other scholars working abroad. It is concerned with sources of inspiration, creation of autobiographical characteristics, issues of censorship and authorial style changes during the transition from the home environment into exile in the novel Mirákl.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 139-148
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech