Thursday, APRIL 29, 2021
2:00 PM until 11 PM EDT
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first part of Jaroslav Hašek’s classic The Good Soldier Švejk(Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za svetové války) in 1921, the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) in New York invites you to its nonstop online reading in English.
Did you know that The Good Soldier Švejk is the most translated Czech novel? Joseph Heller said that if he had not read it, he would never have written Catch-22.
Fifty nine readers across the globe took turn reading. They included actors, translators, scholars, students, and other friends of Czech culture. Václav PARIS, Professor of Comparative Literature at City College, provided a brief introduction. Christopher HARWOOD, Lecturer in Czech at Columbia University, moderated the event.
Reading locations included New York, Prague, London, Genoa, Istanbul, Uppsala, Oman’s Salalah, Los Angeles, Chicago, and others.
The event was organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU NY) with the support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA) in New York.
Media partner is Czech Center NY. Producer Suzanna HALSEY. Technical support Vera DVORAK and Kim HALSEY.
PROGRAM and READERS
Please note that the times are only estimates and varies due to various reading speeds, and other unforeseen circumstances. The times are in EDT!
VIDEO RECORDING #1
INTRODUCTION by Václav Paris, PhD, The City College of New York
MODERATED by Christopher Harwood, PhD, Columbia University
READING:
Preface: Chris Harwood
Chapter 1: Gerald Turner, Charles Sabatos, Ihsan Haluk Talay, Ali Karakaya
Chapter 2: July Hansen, David Manasian
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Coming up videos
INTRO 2
CHAPTER III
“ŠVEJK BEFORE THE MEDICAL EXPERTS”
3:08 PM Bristol, UK Julia Sutton-Mattocks Lecturer in Czech and Russian literature and culture at the University of Bristol
3:14 PM Salalah Oman Karen Adams South African English Lecturer
CHAPTER IV
“ŠVEJK THROWN OUT OF THE LUNATIC ASYLUM”
3:22 PM Kuwait City Martin Dvorak Czech Ambassador to Kuwait and Qatar, former Czech Consul General in New York
CHAPTER V
“ŠVEJK AT POLICE STATION AT SALMOVA STREET”
3:45 PM Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Jane Arnfield Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance at Northumbria University
3:50 PM New York City Elizabeth Andrews Actographer
CHAPTER VI
“ŠVEJK HOME AGAIN AFTER HAVING BROKEN THROUGH THE VICIOUS CIRCLE”
4:02 PM London Julia Sherwood Translator and Miriam Sherwood Theatre-maker and fundraiser
4:18 PM New York City Maxwell Zener Actor and audiobook narrator
INTRO 3
CHAPTER VII
“ŠVEJK GOES TO THE WAR”
4:27 PM Prague Zdenek Maryska Actor
4:39 PM New York City Debra Lass Actress
CHAPTER VIII
“ŠVEJK THE MALINGERER”
4:46 PM Prague Karel Hermanek, Jr. Actor
4:55 PM Cold Spring, NY Vit Horejs “Actor and puppeteer Czechoslovak American Marionette Theater”
5:10 PM Prague Ronald Prokes Actor and musician
5:20 PM Sydney Richard Fidler Author and broadcaster
INTRO 4
CHAPTER IX
“ŠVEJK IN THE GARRISON GAOL”
5:33 PM Boston Veronika Tuckerova Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
5:42 PM Bloomington, IN Craig Cravens Senior Lecturer at Indiana University and Rebecca Cravens Russian language instructor at Indiana University
6:01 PM Rochester, NY Dustin Stalnaker Historian
6:07 PM Chicago Krista Pospisil Friend of the T. G. Masaryk School in Cicero, IL
6:13 PM Philadelphia Abigail Weil Lecturer in Czech at the University of Pennsylvania
INTRO 5
CHAPTER X
“ŠVEJK BATMAN TO THE CHAPLAIN”
6:24 PM Saugerties, NY Stefan Yarabek Landscape Architect and President of Friends of Czech Greenways
6:35 PM New York City Eric Oleson Actor
6:44 PM New York City Megan Metrikin Actor and writer
6:52 PM Denver, CO Jay DeYonker Actor
7:00 PM New York City Michelle Beshaw Theatre artist and performer
7:11 PM New York City J.B. Alexander Actor and playwright
INTRO 6
CHAPTER XI
“ŠVEJK GOES WITH THE CHAPLAIN TO CELEBRATE A DRUMHEAD MASS”
7:18 PM New York City Roshi Gregory Abels Retired actor and director and Zen Master
7:25 PM Chicago William Nickell Associate Professor and Chair of the Slavic Department at the University of Chicago
7:32 PM New York City Richard Toth Actor and Writer
CHAPTER XII
“A RELIGIOUS DEBATE”
7:42 PM Heathcote ON, Canada Paul Wilson Translator and Patricia Grant
CHAPTER XIII
“ŠVEJK ADMINISTERS EXTREME UNCTION”
7:57 PM Northhampton, MA Anna VA Polesny Artist
8:06 PM New York City James Monroe Števko Dancer and actor
8:13 PM Saint Louis, MO Lynn Be Actor
8:21 PM New York City Mick O’Brien Actor
INTRO 7
CHAPTER XIV
“ŠVEJK BATMAN TO LIEUTENANT LUKÁŠ”
8:34 PM New York City Jaci de Villiers Director, Playwright and Actor and Gys de Villiers Actor, Playwright and Director
8:46 PM New York City Tom Dula Accountant
8:55 PM Austin, TX Christian Hilchey Lecturer in Czech at the University of Texas at Austin
9:03 PM New York City Lisa Arrindell Actor and acting instructor
9:12 PM New York City T. D. White Actor and Filmmaker
9:19 PM New York City Edward Einhorn Artistic Director, Untitled Theater Company No. 61
9:29 PM New York City Katarina Vizina Actor and singer
9:37 PM Chicago Irena Cajková “Instructional Professor in Czech at the University of Chicago, Pierce Pramuka and Meg Doucette Students of Czech at the University of Chicago
INTRO 8
9:53 PM San Diego Markéta Hancová Music professor, translator and blogger
10:02 PM Los Angeles Eric Volkman Writer
10:09 PM New York City Véronique Firkušný Translator and Czech diction coach
CHAPTER XV
“CATASTROPHE”
10:15 PM Los Angeles Jaroslav Olša, Jr. Czech Consul General
10:24 PM New York City Ben Watts Actor
10:35 PM New York City Alex Zucker Translator
“EPILOG”
10:47 PM New York City Chris Harwood Lecturer in Czech at Columbia University
THE END
