Brazilian writer Jorge Amado and his son (fourth from left ro right) and Czech journalist and playwright Jan Drda (first from left to right), at Dobříš, a Czech castle that served as a residency for Czech and international writers, in 1950. Photo from the Paloma Amado archive, used with permission.
During the Cold War, Latin American intellectuals found solace in communist Prague
Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Amado, and Pablo Neruda were among the illustrious visitors
Durante la Guerra Fredda, gli intellettuali latinoamericani hanno trovato rifugio nella Praga comunista (Dante)
Durante a Guerra Fria, intelectuais latino-americanos encontraram conforto na comunista Praga (Pessoa)
21 November 2020
Before COVID-19, Prague was visited every year by millions of tourists looking for cheap beer and spectacular architecture. In the 1950s, on the other hand, the capital of then-Czechoslovakia attracted a very different crowd of travelers: Leftist intellectuals from around the world looking to see what life was like under socialism.
