PT Journal
AU Novotny, V
TI The Mysterious Mr Bigstain and Price Pause the Miloslav Svandrlik Prize
SO Bohemica Olomucensia
PY 2024
BP 142
EP 151
VL 16
IS 1
DI 10.5507/bo.2024.013
DE Miloslav Svandrlik Prize; Writers' Association; humoristic literature; Jaroslav Hasek; Medius; Sigi Bigstain; Magnesia Litera
AB In 2012, under the auspices of the Writers' Association, the Prize for Humorous Literature was established, named after the popular representative of this genre, Miloslav Svandrlik (1932-2009). Initially, it was awarded annually, but its rules and especially the composition of the individual juries have changed. Eventually, there was even a "price pause", with the year relating to books published in 2021 being initially omitted and then merged with the following year. The consequences of this "price pause" are summarised in a framework with reference to the books by the pseudonymous Sigi Bigstain, who created a humorous trilogy about the fate of the contemporary Svejk, representing the grandson of the good soldier, from the pen of Jaroslav Hasek.
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