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I’m Dead, Leave a Message
Turnová EvaVýbor stovky textů z prvních pěti dílů „Turnových hájů“. Autorkou sloupků je bývalá baskytaristka kapely The Plastic people of the Universe, spisovatelka, překladatelka a malířka Eva Turnová. Sloupky obsažené v knize byly publikovány v letech 2012-2016 v týdenících Instinkt, Reflex.
Anglický překlad má název “I'm Dead, Leave a Message” (Jsem mrtvej, nechte mi vzkaz) a vznikl ve spolupráci Evy Turnové s profesorem na bostonské univerzitě, bohemistou Michaelem Kilburnem. Jedná se o sto minipovídek, které hravě zachycují absurditu různých situací a zážitků z každodenního života. Témata jsou jednak provařená – láska, vztahy, strach, odpuštění, utrpení; jednak souvisí s prostředím, ve kterém se autorka pohybuje – hraní s kapelou, ale třeba i proces psaní, hraní si se slovy i úplné fabulace. Kniha, obohacená ilustracemi autorky, vyšla v jejím vlastní vydavatelství Eturnity.
The collection of columns, originally published in Czech in 2017 by Argo under the title BE100F (Best of), is now available in English translation. The book is a selection of 100 pieces from the first five volumes of “Turnové háje”, written by Eva Turnová, a former bass guitarist of The Plastic People of the Universe, writer, translator, and painter. The columns included in the book were originally published between 2012 and 2016 in the weekly magazines Instinkt and Reflex. The English version, titled “I'm Dead, leave a Message”, was created in collaboration with Boston University professor and Bohemian studies expert Michael Kilburn. It consists of 100 short stories that playfully capture the absurdity of various situations and everyday experiences. The themes range from familiar topics like love, relationships, fear, forgiveness, and suffering, to more specific subjects drawn from the author's life, such as playing in a band, the writing process, wordplay, and pure fiction. The book, enriched with illustrations by the author, was published by her own publishing house, Eturnity.
The collection of columns, originally published in Czech in 2017 by Argo under the title BE100F (Best of), is now available in English translation. The book is a selection of 100 pieces from the first five volumes of “Turnové háje”, written by Eva Turnová, a former bass guitarist of The Plastic People of the Universe, writer, translator, and painter. The columns included in the book were originally published between 2012 and 2016 in the weekly magazines Instinkt and Reflex. The English version, titled “I'm Dead, leave a Message”, was created in collaboration with Boston University professor and Bohemian studies expert Michael Kilburn. It consists of 100 short stories that playfully capture the absurdity of various situations and everyday experiences. The themes range from familiar topics like love, relationships, fear, forgiveness, and suffering, to more specific subjects drawn from the author's life, such as playing in a band, the writing process, wordplay, and pure fiction. The book, enriched with illustrations by the author, was published by her own publishing house, Eturnity.
