“Dear Mr. Landlord, we have four puppies at home. They were born to Snowy, who was found by Mrs. Johanna on Christmas Eve, tied to a park bench. Many of us would like to take a puppy from her so that we’re not alone all the time, and to be sure that they’re not taken by someone else who might also abandon them. Dear Sir, please take our request into consideration. We feel ever more forlorn here in your house...”

Published by Meander press, 2011.
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Narrated by: Ivana Uhlířová
Recorded by: Vojtěch Zavadil, Mr Wombat
Audio post-production: Jonáš Richter
Musical accompaniment: Markéta Lisá
Illustrations: David Böhm

Viola Fischerová (1935-2010)
After completing her studies of Czech and Polish languages, Viola Fischerová worked on the literary editorial board of Czechoslovak Radio. In 1968 she left to live in exile in Basel, where she held a series of jobs (including as a private language teacher, a cloakroom attendant or a door-to-door kitchenware seller). She studied German and history at university in Basel, after which she relocated to Munich, where she taught German at a secondary school and worked as an editor at Radio Free Europe. She published a total of eight collections of poetry. After 1994 she lived in Prague. Meander press published four of her books for children: Co vyprávěla Dlouhá chvíle (2005), O Dorotce a psovi Ukšukovi (2007), Jak zvířátka uzdravila smutný dům (2011) and O kočce Mňauce, pejsce Bibině a maminčině lyžařské botě (2011).

Supported by the Prague City Council and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.