Don’t look for the narrator among the living!

The narrator in this story is the unborn child, which experiences everything that is happening in the world outside while still in its mother’s womb. It hears conversations, enjoys deluxe wines drunk by his mother, and processes news it listens to and thanks to which it basically knows the world it will be born into. Does it want to be born? Is it afraid? Yes, it knows that it will lose the ground beneath its feet when it is born. And what is more it becomes the unwilling witness to the plotting of a crime that is to be committed against its father, who its mother is cheating on which its uncle! No one would probably want to be born in a situation like this.

And how does the story end? We won’t tell you. But what we can reveal is that this is a very original and deluxe book, which is funny, entertaining and is worth contemplation. Don’t expect a complicated plot or a complicated concept. We certainly recommend it as pleasant reading on a journey or before going to sleep.

Luxusní loft na prodej 3+kk, Praha Modřany, Praha 4

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Ian McEwan

I am sure we don’t have to introduce this famous British writer, a knight of the Order of the British Empire. His probably most famous book is the Cement Garden, which has also been filmed. The plot tells of a four siblings, who bury their newly deceased mother in the cellar and pour cement over her and continue living in the house as if nothing happened, after their father dies. All this in order to avoid being sent to a children’s home. Two of them enter into an incestuous relationship and a third becomes a transvestite. He is called Ian Macabre due to this and other early works.

I was amazed when I entered the beautiful interior – wooden cladding, wallpaper and colourful armchairs in the foyer. Apparently the Danish Ambassadors used to live here!

The large garden (1,540m2) is usually a magnet in the summer months. I am not at all surprised because it truly appears very pleasant. But I have to remain inside because it is still quite cold outside.

The ground floor as a common room

The ground floor of the villa is more a “coffee shop”. It is busier, the tables and chairs look like they belong in a real coffee shop. Many people prefer this style of working environment, but I am afraid that it is not quite the thing for me or my work. It reminds me a little of the common room in a hostel, an impression that is enhanced by the bistro serving hot breakfasts and lunches right next to it and a kitchenette where you can have anything you can see. There is a relaxed atmosphere here at first glance.

Luxusní vila 5+kk na pronájem, Praha západ, Okolí Prahy

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You can also find a beautiful conference room on the ground floor, a deluxe space, which I should have had reserved for myself, but which didn’t work out in the end, because there were too many meetings planned here for this day. This is why I spent my day on the first floor.

The first floor as a quiet office

The first floor is reminiscent of an office. It consists of 4 interconnected rooms with desks and comfortable office chairs. It is more peaceful here, which is exactly what I need for my work. However, after an hour I find that it is too quiet. I can only hear the tapping of the keyboard (mostly mine, until I start to think that it has to disturb someone!), sometimes steps and people making telephone calls here and there in the corridor. Then I realise that I am missing music! I forgot to bring my earphones with me! So I can’t play anything here: not music or video. The lesson of the day: earphones are a must! And nearly everyone has them here.

Greater work efficiency and absolute anonymity

Overall I find it quiet pleasant here, I cant really complain about anything. It is busier here at lunchtime, which I surprisingly don’t mind at all after two hours of quiet. Time passes quite quickly here, but my work also goes quite quickly.

Although I prefer to be at home when working and not share a room with anyone, I must admit that I was more effective today than usual. Maybe it's a coincidence but I actually think that it’s because nothing distracts me here. I do what the others do: I arrive, sit down and work. No one really talks to anyone on the first floor, new arrivals do not say hello, most people are wearing earphones, they are immersed in their work and are oblivious to their surroundings. On the other hand it is a bit boring, there is a truly working environment here. It is basically an office, in which you are always with someone different. I don’t know whether it is possible to establish more personal relationships here, but after my experience today I would say that it is not. Everyone minds themselves and is only interested in their own laptop. No one knows about you here, no one is interested in you, they don’t care what you are doing. It surprised me, but I didn’t mind.

If you don’t have to go to work and you have work that you can carry out anywhere and you only need a computer and the internet, then coworking centres may be a good option in my opinion for occasional changes on stereotypical days. And K10 truly offers a luxurious environment!