Black Barons (book)

Black Barons (Czech: Černí baroni) is a novel written by Miloslav Švandrlík[1] in the period of Prague Spring and published in 1969. Due to the political situation at the time, Švandrlík was not able to publish for some time. Second, additional publication of this book was only possible after the Velvet Revolution (in 1990). The work is a humorous novel with military background.

Plot

It pictures an ironic and satiric form of absurdity in the socialist army not long after the end of WW2. Without taking in consideration the cold war at the time and the fact that former Czechoslovakia was on the front line of potential armed conflict, Švandrlík focuses on day to day joys and sorrows of soldiers at Auxiliary Technical Unit (In Czech called Pomocný technický prapor) at which he allegedly served his time. The story takes place on Zelená Hora Castle in town of Nepomuk.[2]

Associated publications

After the year 1990 Švandrlík wrote a number of books which followed on from Black Barons:

  • Říkali mu Terazky aneb šest půllitrů u Jelínků ("He was called Terazky and six pints at 'U Jelínka'")
  • Pět sekyr poručíka Hamáčka ("Five axes of Lieutenant Hamáček")
  • Lásky Černého barona ("The loves of the Black Baron")
  • Kam to kráčíš, Kefalíne? ("Where are you off to Kefalín?")
  • Růžové sny pilného hňupa aneb Poručíme větru, dešti ("Pink dreams of diligent tosser and 'We will order to the wind and rain'" [a communist motto])
  • Černí baroni po čtyřiceti letech ("The Black Barons after forty years")
  • Černí baroni těsně před kremací ("The Black Barons shortly before the cremation")
  • Stoletý major Terazky ("A hundred years old Terazky")
  • Černý baron od Botiče ("The Black Baron from Botič")
  • Terazky na hrad ("Terazky onto the throne")
  • Terazkyho poslední džob ("Terazky's last job")
  • Terazky v tunelu doktora Moodyho ("Terazky in tunnel of Doctor Moody")
  • Nesmiřitelný Terazky ("Irreconcilable Terazky")
  • Černí baroni útočí na obrazovku ("The Black Barons are attacking the TV screen" [insight into the film])

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zemřel Miloslav Švandrlík, autor Černých baronů, ČeskéNoviny.cz, 26. 10. 2009
  2. ↑ "Greenmountain Castle | Location Black Barons". Zelenahora.cz. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2016-12-09.


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