Murders in the borderlands
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Murders in the borderlands
Dark Stories from the Czech-German Borderland
The author published two books in the Epocha publishing house with the word "Borderland" in their titles: The fight for the borderlands and We, the boys from the borderlands. It was not only the author's smaller one that was revealed, here a greater anchorage in places near the Czech-German border, but mostly his interest in people, events and correlations, that are (or were) inherent in the borderlands, characterized them and in turn were influenced by it. The book Murders in the Borderlands follows the two previous ones not thematically, but in its spatial determination. The selected criminal cases date from the 1920s to the 1950s. Some of them could have taken place anywhere else, but behind others was the Czech-German border, that invisible but real line through the landscape and the territory connected to it.
The reader will appreciate the documentary photographs, both contemporary and contemporary, which complement and illustrate the text.
Emil Hruska
He studied law (later specializing in industrial property law) and journalism. For years, he worked as a journalist and corporate lawyer (among others at the ŠKODA holding in Pilsen). As part of his profession, he has travelled to a number of countries including Mongolia, Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria. Since 2004, he has specialised in European Union issues and has worked as an advisor to several Czech Members of the European Parliament. His literary activities and journalism often overlap with his professional interests. He is the author of Akce Zeppelin (1999), Pohorie divočáků (2002), Sudeten German Chapters (2008), Konrad Henlein - Life and Death (2010), I'll Transfer You. To the other world! (2012), Nazis and Czech Treasures (2016), but also the short story collections We, Boys from the Sudetenland (2005, in German under the title Das Pferd am Fallschirm, 2010) and The Man of Two Coffins (2007), or, for example, The Lord of the Protectorate (2015), We, hoši z pohraničí (2015) He has also published a large number of articles in the Czech and German press.
Tomas Jirman
Together with Norbert Lichý, he is probably one of the best known actors in Ostrava. He was born in Trutnov, graduated from high school in Vysoké Mýto and later from DAMU in Prague. He first worked in Olomouc and Šumperk. He has lived and worked in Ostrava since 1983. He is permanently engaged at the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre. However, he also occasionally performs at the Arena Chamber Theatre. His hobbies include cycling, nature, hiking and hanging out with friends. His favourite quote is: "Theatre is performed well, badly and in Brno." He got his first big role in the legendary TV series VELKÉ SEDLO. He has guest starred in the series THE GOODNESS OF CRIMINALISM, HUMORESQUE HUMORESQUE and SOUL WATCH.
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