Ven truchlc a ostatn host Muka Ladislav (2026)

This Czech-language book by singer and writer Ladislav Muka collects amusing gems from the speeches of funeral orators, recorded over many years with his fellow musicians. Even an attempt to speak grandly can go awry, and here the solemnity of the occasion is heightened by a touch of retro socialist reality. Examples include statements such as Shortly after his birth, his father died, On behalf of the deceased family, I thank you all for your condolence speech, and This is already the several-th death of our members. The book makes an entertaining companion for shared reading at a party, while Czech teachers may also use it to show students how much havoc an incorrectly constructed sentence can cause. Published as part of an effort to help people fear the end of life less unnecessarily, it invites readers to try confronting the subject through humour and perhaps to listen more carefully as well.