PT Journal
AU Hrtanek, P
TI Two Non-Awarded/Unrecognized Pravomils - in the Book by Jaroslav Cvancara and in the Novel by Petr Stancik
SO Bohemica Olomucensia
PY 2023
BP 128
EP 137
VL 14
IS 3
DI 10.5507/bo.2022.036
DE Pravomil Raichl; modern history; monograph; Jaroslav Cvancara; novel; Petr Stancik
AB This article deals with two books, the subject of which was the life of the Czech resistance fighter Pravomil Raichl: the non-fiction publication by Jaroslav Cvancara Pravomil Raichl. Zivot na hranici smrti (Pravomil Raichl. Life on the Edge of Death, 2017), which presents Raichl's notable biography from a historiographical perspective (using historical sources and eyewitness accounts), and the novel by Petr Stancik Pravomil aneb Ohlusujici promlceni (Pravomil or The Deafening Silence of Justice, 2021), which is inspired by the fate of the mentioned historical figure. The following article also tries to place both books in the context of the current perception of Czech modern history.
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