{"id":1208,"date":"2017-07-15T19:57:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T19:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2017-07-15T20:23:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T20:23:12","slug":"the-sorrowful-putto-of-prague-now-in-good-czech-bookshops-throughout-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/the-sorrowful-putto-of-prague-now-in-good-czech-bookshops-throughout-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sorrowful Putto of Prague now in good Czech bookshops throughout The Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-05.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After many years of inspiration, collaboration, frustration and moments of pure joy, the first ever print edition of The Sorrowful Putto of Prague <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosmas.cz\/knihy\/214231\/truchlivy-amoret-prazsky\/\">is now available<\/a><\/strong>. And in a particularly pleasant hardback format too. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-Amoret-Prazsky-hardback.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-Amoret-Prazsky-hardback.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-Amoret-Prazsky-hardback.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-Amoret-Prazsky-hardback-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late May the Czech edition of the comic, Truchlivy Amoret Prazsky, was published by Argo. For those unable to visit the multitude of wonderful bookshops selling the title, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/m.kosmas.cz\/knihy\/214231\/truchlivy-amoret-prazsky\/\">you can buy online here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1221\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1221\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1221 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-02.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Argo&#8217;s Petr Onufer introduces author James Stafford at the book launch for The Sorrowful Putto of Prague<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book was launched with a fantastic \u2018Christening\u2019 in Cafe v lese in Prague. The evening saw a fantastic musical performance from Czech musician <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittchen.cz\/\">KITTCHEN<\/a> <\/strong>who also was kind enough to agree to formally \u2018Christen\u2019 the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-03.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-03-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the occasion KITTCHEN even put together an achingly beautiful piece of music which you can listen to on our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/soundtrack-2\/\">soundtrack here<\/a><\/strong> or watch in the below video (don\u2019t forget to subscribe to our YouTube account).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6-3rywmgBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have been overwhelmed by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceskatelevize.cz\/ct24\/2119935-rozhovor-s-jamesem-staffordem\">flood of great press the book has had so far in the Czech press<\/a><\/strong> and we\u2019ll be putting together a blog on very shortly with all the television, radio, newspapers, magazines online and festival coverage and appearances we&#8217;ve had.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVmMJO7A0Rh\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Super! @casopispevnost  80% for www.theputto.com  #truchlivyamoretprazsky #theputto #komiks #pevnost #wonderwoman #knihy #kniha #books #superheroes #Galgadot #comics #DC #Prague #Praha #Czech<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by The Sorrowful Putto of Prague (@sorrowfulputtoprague) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-21T09:32:47+00:00\">Jun 21, 2017 at 2:32am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we wanted to pass on our thanks to all those in The Republic who played a role in getting the books in the shops and in the media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-amoret-prazsky-in-shops.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-amoret-prazsky-in-shops-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-amoret-prazsky-in-shops-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-amoret-prazsky-in-shops-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Truchlivy-amoret-prazsky-in-shops-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argo have been fantastic publishers and we are genuinely proud to be part of their fantastic catalogue of work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special thanks to Petr Onufer for believing in the project from the beginning; Richard Klicnik for his hard work and support (and his infectious love of comics); Gabriela Kisza for dealing with battalions of questions and being superb support; Pavel R\u016ft for his wonderful eye; Alena Tejnick\u00e1 for the exquisite lettering; Milan Gelnar for also buying into the concept from early days and all the other good souls on the swift ship Argo such as Barbora \u0160ediv\u00e1 and Milan Dorazil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Book-launch-Cafe-v-lese.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truchliv\u00fd amoret pra\u017esk\u00fd has been blessed with some spectacular press to date (with it seems a lot more coming!) and we want to send quiver loads of arrows of appreciation towards <strong>2Media<\/strong> &#8211; with special attention for Radka Potm\u011b\u0161ilov\u00e1\u00a0and Petra Vondrov\u00e1. It\u2019s been a pleasure to see with them work and it\u2019s always a delight to visit them at their sublime offices too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1217\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2Media-offices-Sorrowful-Putto-of-Prague-and-Argo.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1217\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1217 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2Media-offices-Sorrowful-Putto-of-Prague-and-Argo-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2Media-offices-Sorrowful-Putto-of-Prague-and-Argo-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2Media-offices-Sorrowful-Putto-of-Prague-and-Argo-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.theputto.com\/comic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2Media-offices-Sorrowful-Putto-of-Prague-and-Argo.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Stafford at the splendid 2Media offices in Prague with Argo&#8217;s Milan Gelnar, just moments after the book had been released.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, thanks to all those who came to the book launch (some from as far as various islands from the British Isles). In particular Jana Fischerov\u00e1 our wonderful translator (and even better friend) and Marc Stafford (part of the original CMS crew). Last but not least, thanks to Mr and Mrs Stafford senior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are off to once again, perhaps, visit a bookstore and stare in wonder at The Sorrowful Putto of Prague actually being a real book on real shelves. <\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After many years of inspiration, collaboration, frustration and moments of pure joy, the first ever print edition of The Sorrowful Putto of Prague is now available. 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