Výchova dívek v Čechách
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Výchova dívek v Čechách is a Czech
novel, written by Michal Viewegh
. It was first published in 1994, and translated into English by A. G. Brain (pseudonym of Gerald Turner) as Bringing up Girls in Bohemia in 1996, ISBN 1-887378-05-7. The book was made into a film in 1997.
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
novel, written by Michal Viewegh
Michal Viewegh
Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers and the bestselling one. He writes about romantic relationships of his contemporaries with humour, and variously successful irony and attempts at deeper meaningfulness; he is sometimes compared to Nick Hornby by his fans.His...
. It was first published in 1994, and translated into English by A. G. Brain (pseudonym of Gerald Turner) as Bringing up Girls in Bohemia in 1996, ISBN 1-887378-05-7. The book was made into a film in 1997.