Бабушка (с илл. )

"Babushka" Bozheny Nemt͡sovoĭ (1820-1862) - samai͡a izvestnai͡a i chasto izdavaemai͡a kniga v Chekhii. Uzhe k kont͡su XIX veka ona stala simvolom cheshskoĭ kulʹtury. Si͡uzhet povesti ochenʹ prostoĭ: babushka Madlena ostavli͡aet svoi͡u derevni͡u i priezzhaet k docheri, chtoby pomochʹ eĭ po khozi͡aĭstvu i posidetʹ s vnukami. Deti srazu zhe poli͡ubili dobrui͡u babushku, kotorai͡a znaet mnozhestvo udivitelʹnykh istoriĭ, primet i poveriĭ i lichno vstrechalasʹ s samim imperatorom Iosifom! Oni s udovolʹstviem slushai͡ut ee rasskazy o proshlom, prinimai͡ut uchastie vo vsekh prazdnikakh i uchatsi͡a u babushki umu i terpenii͡u. Populi͡arnostʹ povesti "Babushka" v Chekhii trudno pereot͡senitʹ (ee personazheĭ dazhe pechatai͡ut na denezhnykh kupi͡urakh), odnako i za predelami strany ona khorosho izvestna - povestʹ perevedena na 20 i͡azykov i neskolʹko raz byla ėkranizirovana. V nastoi͡ashchem izdanii tekst predstavlen v novom perevode s illi͡ustrat͡sii͡ami zamechatelʹnogo cheshskogo khudozhnika Adolʹfa Kashpara (1877-1934).

Grandma by Bozhena Nemtsova (1820-1862) is the most famous and frequently published book in the Czech Republic. By the end of the 19th century, it had already become a symbol of Czech culture. The plot of the story is very simple: Grandma Madeleine leaves her village and comes to her daughter to help her with the housework and babysit her grandchildren. The children immediately fell in love with the kind grandmother, who knows many amazing stories, traditions and beliefs and personally met with Emperor Joseph himself! They are happy to listen to her stories about the past, take part in all the holidays and learn from their grandmother's intelligence and patience. The popularity of the story "Grandma" in the Czech Republic can hardly be overestimated (its characters are even printed on banknotes), however, it is well known outside the country as well — the story has been translated into 20 languages and has been filmed several times. In this edition, the text is presented in a new translation with illustrations by the remarkable Czech artist Adolf Kashpar (1877-1934).