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Ruzena
Ruzena Růžena is one of the most characteristically Czech of all feminine names — it carries the scent of Czech folk culture, rose gardens, and Bohemian villages. In Czech literature, characters named Růžena often occupy pivotal roles in moral dramas, their apparent simplicity concealing complex inner lives.
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Růžena
Farewell Waltz (The Farewell Party) — Milan Kundera
The young nurse whose claimed pregnancy by a famous trumpeter sets in motion Kundera's darkly comic examination of desire, mortality, and moral responsibility.
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