tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post2302203131994223359..comments2023-08-01T16:01:10.734+02:00Comments on The journeys of Captain Oddsocks: Where the Czech...? #46Captain Oddsockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-90069440742381992892011-06-17T09:40:35.306+02:002011-06-17T09:40:35.306+02:00Thanks for pointing that out, Mara.Thanks for pointing that out, Mara.Captain Oddsockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-16557983481341740562011-06-15T19:04:14.991+02:002011-06-15T19:04:14.991+02:00I have to make a very small correction...I've ...I have to make a very small correction...I've just discovered this blog and I love it, and I'm still terrible at most of these Where the Czechs, but the town of Kostelec in Skvorecky's work is actually his hometown of Nachod. He describes it vividly but calls it Kostelec, presumably because of the proximity of Cerveny Kostelec.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383204472556383548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-66896854715396279102008-07-09T23:30:00.000+02:002008-07-09T23:30:00.000+02:00"It was a beautiful, Christmassy night in that bea..."It was a beautiful, Christmassy night in that beautiful town of Kostelec.<BR/> I stood there in the snow like a fence-post, up to my ears in love, and the snow fell and covered me, and still there was not a soul around."<BR/> From "A winter's tale" by Josef Škvorecky.Captain Oddsockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-47696931492984452282008-07-03T23:29:00.000+02:002008-07-03T23:29:00.000+02:00Škvorecký? It's in the right part of the country, ...Škvorecký? It's in the right part of the country, anyhow.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645029568785897293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-89816942915720310472008-07-03T17:50:00.000+02:002008-07-03T17:50:00.000+02:00Jay's right again this week, both about the lcoati...Jay's right again this week, both about the lcoation of the church and one of the authors, Božena Němcová. Well done.<BR/><BR/>The name of the second author hasn't been mentioned yet though...Captain Oddsockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-3203145158186058522008-07-03T14:32:00.000+02:002008-07-03T14:32:00.000+02:00I am not sure but it does look like a church I rem...I am not sure but it does look like a church I remember seeing as I rode a bus in Bohemia. Is it a church on the site of where St. Vaclav was murdered, Stara Boleslav? That is a wild guess. Would one of the authors be Alois Jirasek?mtsvechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261991280786282410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-90731680198673155072008-07-03T10:26:00.000+02:002008-07-03T10:26:00.000+02:00I believe it is Červený Kostelec.One author might ...I believe it is Červený Kostelec.<BR/><BR/>One author might be Božena Němcová, but I'm not sure about the other one.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752612538576909356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-63122223614719761632008-07-03T09:49:00.000+02:002008-07-03T09:49:00.000+02:00Fair guesses with the authors, but neither is corr...Fair guesses with the authors, but neither is correct, I'm afraid...Captain Oddsockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-42353296011995148552008-07-03T03:27:00.000+02:002008-07-03T03:27:00.000+02:00Where? I've got no idea. But I'm gonna say Bohumil...Where? I've got no idea. But I'm gonna say Bohumil Hrabal (because you always do) and Milan Kundera (because I feel like it).sansIcarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719694257621197287noreply@blogger.com