Back in 2017 I discovered the German-Czech author, Johannes Urzidil, when a collection of his short Bohemian fables was published by Pushkin Press. I thoroughly enjoyed these stories, so when the Prague-based indie publisher, Twisted Spoon, kindly offered a copy of a new release by Urzidil, I was delighted to be able to read it. The book is called “Prague Triptych”, translated by David Burnett,…