Jáchym Topol reads from his new novel about Central Europe's traumas – with translator Eva Profousová and actor Peter Arp. An evening filled with comedy and despair.
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Jáchym Topol, one of the most influential contemporary Czech writers, presents his new novel "There Is No Hell." The work connects the hopes of 1989 with the traumas of Central Europe, telling a story of historical ruptures and absurd present-day realities filled with both comedy and despair. At its heart is Tom, an aging journalist who, on February 24, 2022—the day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine—flees with his lover to a Baroque monastery in South Bohemia. Yet reality catches up with him when his editorial office, funded by a shadowy businessman with Russian connections, contacts him.
Topol reads from the Czech original, while his translator Eva Profousová and actor Peter Arp perform the German version. The discussion explores the novel’s political and literary dimensions. Born in Prague in 1962, Topol was part of the literary underground before 1989, signed Charter 77, and gained international recognition with "Sestra" ("The Sister" in German).
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