Open AccessIn search of adventure: Ladislav Mikeš Parízek, a Czech in the Congo
Author(s) -
Martina Vitáčková
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tydskrif vir letterkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2309-9070
pISSN - 0041-476X
DOI - 10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.46i1.3474
Subject(s) - czech , newspaper , adventure , communism , history , literature , political science , art , art history , linguistics , law , philosophy , politics
Ladislav Mikeš Parízek’s books, articles and lectures had a large impact on the image of the Congo as it existed in communist Czechoslovakia from the 1940s till the 1970s, but this Czech traveller and writer has almost been forgotten. Through an analysis of his works and of reviews of these works published in newspapers of the 1950s, the nature of the African discourse as it was created in communist Eastern Europe, as well as the (mis)use of this discourse by the ruling party, is revealed. Special attention will be paid to the illustrations accompanying his books, articles and lectures.