Summertime Czechast: Karel Čapek’s 1930s take on “Changing Times” — now in English

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In this summertime episode of Czechast, the podcast in English about all things Czech, I set aside our usual interviews. Instead, I read my own English translation of a short story written and published in the 1930s by Karel Čapek, arguably the most famous Czech writer. Playful yet thought-provoking, it shows that lamenting the “decline of times” is hardly a new phenomenon.

This episode of Czechast, the podcast in English about all things Czech, is a little different.

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Author: Vít Pohanka