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Wendepunkte und Wiederkehren. Zur Reflexion der Gräuel der letzten Kriegstage und der wilden Vertreibungen in der tschechischen Prosa

Title in English Returns and reversals: On some reflections of "wild" expulsions of Germans and other atrocities of the last days of WWII in Czech literature
Authors

MAREČEK Zdeněk

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference In Tomáš Knoz (ed.): Tschechen und Österreicher. Gemeinsame Geschichte, gemeinsame Zukunft.
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords expulsion of Germans; Czech Literature; reconciliation
Description The post-war expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia has been reflected also in Czech literature. This paper illustrates the reflections on three notable works: Jaroslav Durych's short story "Boží duha", Jan Procházka's "Kočár do Vídně" and on the first volume of the autobiographical trilogy "Svatby v domě" by Bohumil Hrabal. It is emphasised that Christian willingness to profess guilt and forgive has eased the Czech-German and Czech-Austrian dialogue on the grievous topic.

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