As long as the birds sing, we still have a chance

(Kiva Photo)

Sylva Lauerová,

the writer and poet, is known not only for her novels, such as the

mystical novel Jumaroro,

at the same time both detective story and travelogue, brilliantly set

in the exotic environment of the Amazon Delta, but also for her

poetry; she recently published her third poetry collection under the

unusual title of Klóketen.

In addition to her extensive written output, she hosts art events and

is the patron to numerous artistic projects. She divides her time

between the Czech Republic and the Seychelles, an archipelago of over

one hundred and fifteen islands in the Indian Ocean. Not

surprisingly, it has a hot, humid, and temperate climate year-round,

contributing to the fact that the flora and wildlife of the

Seychelles is ancient, beautiful, diverse, and home to various exotic

species, the most famous of which are the rare Coco de Mer palms.

Thanks to her life here, Ms. Lauerová has had the unique opportunity

to witness such beauty with her own eyes, so I took the liberty of

asking her for an interview, with the aim of bringing us closer to

some of the delights that currently surround her.

Ms. Lauerová, how is life in the

Seychelles?