Pod Pevrt Maltek Frantiek (2016)

Rural romance. The vivid storytelling of the anthology from the Skrovna chronicler and folk storyteller Frantiek Maltek, titled Pod Pevrt, appeals not only to older readers but also delights younger generations interested in history and legends through its escalating plot. Although the book is a testament to the life and original local figures of the villages of Velk and Mal Skrovnice in the region under the Orlick Mountains, the narrative often extends far beyond this area. It introduces us to the everyday and festive, joyful and less cheerful lives of our ancestors from the Napoleonic Wars to the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Maltek’s work is a distinctive village romance waiting for further artistic interpretation, such as in theater. It showcases the beauty and depth of simple peasant wisdom, evoking both tears of laughter and emotion…