Lords and slaves

In the tenth volume of the Munice series, the versatile literary figure Markéta Hejkalová contemplates the meaning of writing, translating, and publishing books in the modern world. The result is an extraordinary essay that provides a meta-commentary on the entire series and will undoubtedly captivate every literary enthusiast – whether a creator or a reader.
Dr. Markéta Hejkalová is a writer and translator, primarily from Finnish. She works in both fiction and non-fiction. She is a prominent organiser on the Czech literary scene: since 1991, she has been organising the Autumn Book Fair in Havlíčkův Brod, runs the Hejkal publishing house, and has been actively involved in the Czech and international PEN clubs for many years. She has also led the Finnish Translation and Editorial Work Seminar at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University.