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'Kladivo na arodjnice' is a Czech history novel by Vclav Kaplick. It was first published in 1963.

The story is set in 17th century, in a region surrounding Velk Losiny and umperk. It is based on a historical event,Jan Baant, Nina Baantov and Frances Starn, 'The Czech Reader: History, Culture, Politics', Duke University Press, 2010, p. 344. the witch trials in Northern Moravia during the 1670s orchestrated by inquisitor Boblig from Edelstat to which more than 100 people fell victim. The main character is dean Josef Lautner, a cleric who tries to help his people, but later becomes one of the innocent convicted as well.

Film adaptation



In 1970, Otakar Vvra and Ester Krumbachov adapted the novel for the film 'Witchhammer', directed by Vvra and starring Elo Romank.Alan Goble, ed., 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film', Bowker-Saur, 1999, p. 251. The film was banned by the Czechoslovakian government.Robert Buchar, 'Czech New Wave Filmmakers in Interviews', McFarland & Company Publishers, 2005, p. 200.

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