Lord Mord is a Czech historical novel, written by Miloš Urban. It was first published in 2008.[1][2]

The book is set in Prague in the late 1800s, a time of social upheaval.[3]

Reception

Petr Nagy of iLiteratura praised the book, recognizing the author's comfort with the genre, and sincere interest in the setting.[4] Notimex called the story a classic of the author's.[3]

CzechLit concluded, "A dizzying cocktail of mystery, murder and Gothic romance, Lord Mord is more than worthy of an author who has been dubbed ‘the dark knight of Czech literature’."[5]

References

  1. "Lord Mord". CzechLit. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. "Miloš Urban vydává Lorda Morda, horor ze starého Josefova". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. 1 2 "Historias en papel". Notimex. Mexico City. Jan 22, 2010. Es una historia muy al clásico estilo de Urban.
  4. Nagy, Petr (2009-02-13). "Lord Mord". iLiteratura.cz. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  5. "Lord Mord". CzechLit. Retrieved 2023-07-31.


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