Rozhovor Britských listů 434. Vyrovnávání se s historií po česko-německu [Britské listy interview 434. Coming to terms with history Czech-German style]

Czech fiction writer Jaroslav Rudiš, who lives in Berlin, has just been given a major German prize by the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. What is it about Rudiš's writing that fascinates the Germans so much and makes his such a major cultural and literary figure in contemporary Germany? It would appear that Rudiš, just like the Germans is fascinated by recent history of Central Europe and unlike the Germans, he imbues his fiction with particularly Czech sense of irony. Jan Čulík discusses these issues with the Prague-based literary and cultural critic Petr Fischer, a specialist in German affairs. The interview was broadcast by the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from 19th October, 2021