Postmoderní rysy v české „umělecké” próze 90. let 20. století (na příkladu analýzy díla Jiřího Kratochvíla Medvědí román

The author makes reference to migrant literature, available in the Czech Republic only after 1989. This literature remained under a strong influence of American philosophy and postmodern poetics, which the writers wanted to adapt to the native artistic, historical and literary processes. As a result there emerged the so called mass literature, whose main aim was, on the one hand, the fun the “average” reader could have (for instance the works of Z. Frýdová M. Nezval, B. Nesvadbová, P. Frýbort), but on the other hand, reaching intellectuals who had their own opinions concerning literary aesthetics (works such as Sedmikostelí by M. Urban or Podobojí by D. Hodrová). Simultaneously with the migrant literature there emerged works of art which could be placed between popular literature of comic character and high, grandeur literature (novels such as Výchova dívek v Čechach by M. Vievegh or Babičky by P. Šabach), addressed to readers with particular erudition. The problem is discussed in the article on the basis of Medvedí román by Jiří Kratochvíl).