Sergej Machonin Reads Julian Stryjkowski’s Austeria (The Inn) Cover Image

Sergej Machonin čte Hostinec Juliana Stryjkowského
Sergej Machonin Reads Julian Stryjkowski’s Austeria (The Inn)

Author(s): Petr Poslední
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: Machonin; Sergej; Stryjkowski; Julij; reading

Summary/Abstract: This contribution discusses ‘reviews with excerpts’, a popular means by which the periodical Světová literatura (World Literature) reported on non-Czech writing in the 1960s. Using one particular review with excerpts, written by Sergej Machonin (1918–1995), of the Polish writer Julian Stryjkowski’s Austeria (The Inn, 1966), the author demonstrates Machonin’s interpretation of this novel, which is determined by his coming from a certain generation, culture, and political situation.

  • Issue Year: 58/2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 528-534
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech