​The novel The Shy House by writer Barbora Hrínová, winner of the Anasoft Litera 2021 award for her short story debut Unicorn, will captivate you with its subtlety and wit.

The main character, Ambroz, an aging kind man, a double bass player teaching piano, husband and father, a collector of poems, and a dog lover, may at first glance seem incompatible with today's fast-paced times yearning for change.

At a second glance, we discover in him a master of ordinary life, and that life, as we all know, is often the most extraordinary of all lives. Walking with Ambroz in the park, leaning out the window with him, hanging out in the classroom with him, or returning to the past with him means blowing away the modern foam from the days and immersing yourself in where real things happen.