What will we read during the festival?

Book Expedition through Europe (Wednesday, 1/5/2024)

Czechy. To nevymyslíš.
written and read by Aleksandr Kaczorowski

"Czechy. You can't make it up" is a story about a country and people who truly believe they live in the best place on earth. Is it true? The book will be presented by the author - Alexander Kaczorowski. Polish writer, journalist, essayist and translator of Czech literature.

Prázdniny v Evropě
written by Ladislav Zibura
read by Marie Machová

Ladislav Zibury's fourth book takes you 14,000 kilometers across Europe on foot.

Travel Bible
written and read by Matouš Vinš and Petr Novák

Practical advice for a million, how to travel the world with your mouth. Anyone can travel, it's not expensive or complicated. The authors of the book Travel Bible Matouš Vinš and Petr Novák reveal how to travel long and cheaply.

Tři měsíce v Barceloně
written and read by Adam Gebrian

Some unique places can only be found by getting lost. Adam Gebrian became convinced of this during his three-month stay in Barcelona, ​​when he and his son Filip got to know the architecture of the second largest Spanish city from a completely different perspective.


Únosně výstřední
written and read by Vladimír Váchal

Without exaggeration, Vladimír Váchal traveled the whole world and experienced things that the mind cannot stand. In the United Islands, he will share his "bearably eccentric" experiences from European travels.


Náš evropský deník
written and read by Štěpán Hon

Diary narration, experiences through observation of everyday life and trips without visiting popular tourist destinations. Such are the European diaries of Štěpán and Klára Honová from their expeditions to Northern Europe.


Návod na použití železnice
written by Jaroslav Rudiš
 
read by Anna Marie Václavek Krušinová

The literary journey of Jaroslav Rudiš through the dormitories of Europe.

 


Stezka Českem: Nové příběhy
written and read by Martin Úbl

Mountains on your feet, backpacks on your back and immense enthusiasm. That was all Martin Úbl and his friends needed to set off on a thousand-kilometer crossing of the Czech Republic, to which his book inspires many readers.


Na kajaku z Černého lesa do Černého moře
written by Zdeněk Lyčka
read by Alžběta Dolečková

The story of Zdeněk Lyčka's kayaking expedition along the second longest river in Europe.

 


 

We read between the lines: Problems of contemporary society (Saturday, 4/5/2024)

Lepší už to nebude; cesta po Evropské unii a habsburské říši
written by Caroline de Gruyter
read by Iveta Coufalová

Caroline de Gruyter is a journalist and lecturer based in Brussels. For more than twenty years, she has been covering Europe from different corners of the continent. She will come to United Island to present his book It won't get any better; a journey through the European Union and the Habsburg Empire. Europeans often complain that the EU is divided, slow and weak. Believe it or not, the Habsburg Empire was the same. Playing for time, avoiding conflict, working on never-ending reforms and seeking ugly compromises were the key characteristics of the Habsburg government. What is the lesson of the Habsburgs for today's Europe? Could Europe's weaknesses actually be its strengths? And should we finally accept the EU as it is - a kind of benevolent empire in constant change?

Demokracie - jak dál?
written by Filip Outrata a kolektiv
read by Jirka Burýšek

What changes is the current democracy going through? Are concerns about its loss justified and where should it develop further? Ten Czech experts in political science, economics and the media ponder these and other questions in the book "Democracy - how to proceed?".

Abych nezapomněl
written by Lukáš Prchal
read by Natálie Golovchenko

Lukáš Prchal's diary entries together with unique interviews describe the first months of the Russian war.

Pravidla vkusu
written and read by Marie Heřmanová, Michal Lehečka, Ondřej Špaček, Ludmila Wladnyiak)

Can taste be artificially constructed? Why do people like different things? And what effect does taste have on society? The authors read from the book Rules of Taste even before its official publication.