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Opening remarks by writer Radka Denemarková
Czech author, playwright, translator and screenwriter Radka Denemarková is regarded as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Czech literature. Her novel Money from Hitler (Persimmon Books, 2024, translated by Pe’er Friedmann) tells the story of Gita Lauschmanova, a Jewish woman who returns to her hometown after surviving the concentration camps, only to discover that her family’s property was seized by the townspeople during the war. Rather than acknowledging the injustice, the villagers turn their backs on her, treating her as an unwelcome outsider. As the novel unfolds, Gita confronts the personal and collective trauma of the Holocaust and the moral indifference surrounding her, and struggles to reclaim both her dignity and her family’s property.