Name: Petra Hůlová on The Long Version: “It’s not about my own story – it’s about my own experience of being used”
Uploaded: 2026-10-16T11:50:55+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Czech author Petra Hůlová’s first novel, which came out when she was still in her early 20s, became a bestseller, and since then her works have been translated into over a dozen languages. Her latest title in English is The Long Version, translated by Hůlová’s regular collaborator Alex Zucker. Written from the perspective of a

Photo: Karolína Němcová, Czech Radio

Czech author Petra Hůlová’s first novel, which came out when she was still in her early 20s, became a bestseller, and since then her works have been translated into over a dozen languages. Her latest title in English is The Long Version, translated by Hůlová’s regular collaborator Alex Zucker. Written from the perspective of a female author in her 50s, it explores themes of gender, potential abuse and intergenerational tensions.

What was the original spark for the whole idea of The Long Version? Or why did you want to write this book?.

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Author: Ian Willoughby