Mariusz Szczygieł has written a brilliant book about the Czech Republic, so much so that it is difficult to think of any European language into which this book has not been translated. However, you can find them in libraries or on the internet. Some of them have already been sold out in bookstores across Ukraine. Today I would like to share a few book tips with you about our neighbors. This is the so-called literary non-fiction, although this concept may sound as an oxymoron. They combine the preciosity and simplicity of narration with a thorough source bas and description of real life, encounters with the interesting locals, journeys and adventures. The books of literary coverage genre may be most suitable for this purpose. There is a somewhat easier way, though – to read books written by a person who has already done this. How can one understand another nation? One would need to spend some time living there, reading its classic literature, visiting its shrines, sitting at a school desk, reading its history carefully, tasting its cuisine, traveling through its land.
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