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Stories Set in Prague
Courts that never explain, attics that hide clay giants, 1968 loves and impossible missions — Prague is Europe's gothic stage. These ten span Kafka to Cruise; also explore Historic Prague (1300–1950).
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Browse 59 books, 50 movies, 1 TV show and 14 games set in Prague.
Mission: Impossible
When Ethan Hunt the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear…
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Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization…
Anthropoid
In December 1941 Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Hans Zimmer is one of the most successful film music composers working today. His multi-award winning career reaches back to the mid-eighties and he has developed close working relationships with renowned directors such…
City of Lost Souls
The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to…
The Cremator
Mr. Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the…
The Man with the Iron Heart
With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942 the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi…
The Night Circus
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation meets a young photographer named Tereza and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful…
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