Ota Filip; prose

An explication of Ota Filip's novel Sousedé a ti ostatní The (Neighbours and the others), an observation of the space category within the context of the existential determination. The signs of individuality, regional and national identity, interaction and relationships that lead to the feelings of marginality and differentness are observed there. Not only the observation of the background, includes the topos of home, but also deeper relationships and more permanent values are viewed, especially in these parts: Cesta jako smysl života (The Journey as a Sense of Life), Klišé zvané domov a vlast (The Topos Called Home and Country), Jazyk jako prostor porozumění (The Language as an Area of Understanding), Strategie Já mezi cizími (The Strategy - Me among the Strangers). These relationships and values become a premise of an affirmative attitude to life.