Jan Mrazek
On This Modern Highway, Lost in the Jungle: Tropics, Travel, and Colonialism in Czech Poetry
On This Modern Highway, Lost in the Jungle: Tropics, Travel, and Colonialism in Czech Poetry
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The book "On This Modern Highway, Lost in the Jungle" explores the influence of Indonesia on the avant-garde poetry of Konstantin Biebl, a non-colonial European poet, through the lens of Jan Mrázeks own experiences as a multinational academic. Biebl's writings reflect his own experiences as a Czechoslovakian traveling to the Dutch East Indies, and Mrázeks book examines the intersections of travel, poetry, colonialism, and social injustice.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2022
Publisher: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
In 1926, the avant-garde poet Konstantin Biebl embarked on a transformative journey from Czechoslovakia to the Dutch East Indies. Through his journal, a captivating blend of poetry and comedy, Biebl presented a disorienting perspective, revealing both landlocked Bohemia and the colonized tropical islands as "mirrors looking at themselves in each other." Jan Mrázeks captivating book, On This Modern Highway, Lost in the Jungle, takes us on a personal exploration of Biebls life and work, particularly focusing on his travel writings. As a multinational academic, Mrázeks experiences mirror Biebls own journey, from his education at prestigious institutions in Prague, Michigan, and Cornell to his current residence in Singapore as a scholar of Indonesia. Biebls writings serve as the foundation for a broader examination of the intersections between travel, poetry, issues of colonial and social injustice, and the representation of otherness in the Czech literary and visual imagination. By delving into how poetic travel reflects the Czech historical experience in the shadow of imperial nations, Mrázeks book elevates scholarly reflection on literary travel, modernity, and colonialism to a profound level.
Dimension: 235 x 165 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788024651125
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