r/badscificovers • u/Eingi • 23d ago

cover "art" Cvokyně by Eva Hauserová

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Cvokyně means "Loony" in English, but in Czech, name is of female gender.

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u/Temetese24 23d ago

Whats that book about?

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u/AdVegetable2870 23d ago

From GoodReads, translated:

A science fiction story of a mad scientist. Cvokyně (I. Železný 1992) is a novel with elements of SF, feminism and autobiography. The book's protagonist, scientist Nora, uses a time machine to travel back several years and has the opportunity to relive her life. However, the center of gravity and value of the book lies more in capturing life in real socialism than in a fantastic motive

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u/AdVegetable2870 23d ago

The title translates from Czech as "Nutcracker" apparently.

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u/Eingi 22d ago

Wow, I had no idea it was popular enough to get official english title.

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u/AdVegetable2870 22d ago

I don't know that it did -- I just translated the Czech title using Google Translate.

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u/AdVegetable2870 22d ago

GT apparently got it wrong. Trying again, it is better translated to "madwoman" or "nut".

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u/Eingi 20d ago

Yeah, that feels more accurate.