Manifesto of Czech writers

English-language translations of
Manifest českých spisovatelů (Manifesto of Czech writers) (1917)
by Jaroslav Kvapil

The Manifesto of Czech writers was the first public declaration in favour of the self-determination of the Czech nation during the First World War, published on 17 May 1917. The principal author was Jaroslav Kvapil, director of the Czech National Theatre in Prague.

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English-language translations of Manifest českých spisovatelů include:

"Address of Bohemian Authors to the Parliamentary Representatives of the Bohemian People" in The Bohemian Review, 1 (6) (1917), includes signatories
"Bohemia's Demand for Independence" in The New Europe, 3 (31) (7^th June, 1917), pp. 239–241