Summary of Bringing Up Girls in BohemiaÂ
In Michal Viewegh’s novel “Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia”, the protagonist – a middle-aged married teacher – is assigned to give creative writing classes to the 20-year-old daughter of a rich and powerful man with connections to Prague’s criminal underworld. The classes are intended to help the young woman recover from a recent break-up, but over time, the relationship develops into to a secret love affair.
Reasons to read Bringing Up Girls in BohemiaÂ
“Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia” is a witty and at times satirical novel set in Prague in the early 1990s – a period marked by optimism and chaotic transition to capitalism and democracy. Michal Viewegh is the most published Czech author of all time in terms of volume of books sold. In 2005, he won the Magnesia Litera readers’ prize for his novel “Vibijená” (“Dodgeball”).
Setting: Prague (Czech Republic)
Original title: VĂ˝chova dĂvek v ÄŚechách
Year of publication: 1994
Nr of pages: 187
