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== Works == Viewegh’s first book was the [[novella]] ''Názory na vraždu (Opinions on a Murder)'', published in 1990.<ref name=":2" /> His first full-length novel was ''Báječná léta pod psa (The Wonderful Years that Sucked)'', a semi-autobiographical novel which portrayed [[Czechoslovakia]] between the [[Prague Spring]] in 1968 and the [[Velvet Revolution|fall of communism]] in 1989. In 1997, it was adapted into a very successful film, directed by Petr Nikolaev. Viewegh has published novels almost every spring since the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michal Viewegh|url=http://michalviewegh.com/p.php?stranka=2-kariera|access-date=2020-11-24|website=michalviewegh.com|archive-date=12 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112115135/http://michalviewegh.com/p.php?stranka=2-kariera|url-status=dead}}</ref> He sells around 50,000 copies per book and has sold over a million books total, making him the most published Czech author of all time. His works have been translated into 23 languages.<ref name=":2" /> His most famous works include ''Báječná léta pod psa, Výchova dívek v Čechách (Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia'', 1994), and ''Román pro ženy (A Novel for Women'', 2001). In addition to novels, which make up the majority of his work, Viewegh has also published several other genres of literature.<ref name=":2" /> ''Nápady laskavého čtenáře (Thoughts of a Loving Reader'', 1993) and ''Nové nápady laskavého čtenáře (New Thoughts of a Loving Reader'', 2000) are both examples of literary parody, in which Viewegh parodies famous Czech and world authors. Viewegh has also published collections of short stories. Additionally, he has published several [[Autobiography|autobiographical]] works, each capturing a small portion of his life in diary format. ''Můj život po životě (My Life After Life''), published in 2013, details his recovery from his ruptured aorta.<ref name=":2" /> Since the ruptured aorta, Viewegh has been much less prolific and successful as a writer. He still suffers from short-term memory loss, lack of directional awareness, and depression.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-10|title=Michal Viewegh měl vážný zdravotní problém. Praskla mu aorta|url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/literatura/michalu-vieweghovi-praskla-aorta.A121210_172722_literatura_ob|access-date=2020-11-24|website=iDNES.cz}}</ref> He publishes at a much slower rate than before the injury. The general consensus is that the quality of his writing has also declined; however, some argue that his works are less successful due to poor promotion from his publisher.
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