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Prask dobrodruh
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Wikipedia article
'Prask dobrodruh, podivuhodn historie Hanue Adama Lwenmachta' ('Prague Adventurer: the marvelous story of Hans Adam Lwenmacht'), originally published in German as 'Hans Adam Lwenmacht, phantastischer Roman aus der Barockzeit', is an adventure novel, described as a "Baroque novel", by Rudolf Slawitschek, a Czech writer who wrote in German. It is the author's best-known work and won the Prague City Prize in 1940.
The adventure novel takes place in the historical city of Prague.
The first German edition was published by Rudolf M. Rohrer Verlag in 1939
A Czech-language version was first published in 1942 by Josef R. Vilmek publishing house, translated by S. Mcklov. The cover illustration of the novel was created by Zdenk Guth.
The second Czech edition of the novel in 1943 was affected by the linguistic regulations of the occupation administration. The most significant manifestation was the ban on the translation of German city names into Czech.
References
*Rottensteiner, Franz: "Freinacht und Hans Adam Lwenmacht: zwei vergessene deutsche phantastische Romane". In: Kongress der Phantasie 4, 1996, Passau. (Fantasia, 108/109) S. 77-86.
Category:Czech novels
Category:Adventure novels
Category:1939 novels
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