About the book: 1975 / This book will continue to acquaint the Soviet reader with the work of the outstanding Czech prose writer Vladislav Vančura, a number of whose works have already been published in Russian. The volume contains three novels: “The Baker Jan Margoul” (previously published), “Marketa Lazarova” and “The End of Old Times” (translated for the first time). Written at different times, correlated with different eras, these novels enrich our understanding of the life and literature of the Czech Republic and give a clear idea of ​​the uniqueness of the great artist’s talent,