Over the past two decades, Czech fiction has been much engaged with the topic of the past coexistence of Czechs and Germans and its tragic severance. Štěpán Kučera and Alice Horáčková are among those contemporary authors with most to say on the subject. They will discuss historical memory, guilt, oblivion, and the importance of looking at the past from the present.

Alice Horáčková, Štěpán Kučera. Moderation: Philipp Ther, reading: Verena Noll