National letters

National Letters, Marek Nedelka, Letterbooks, 2019, 384 pp., Illustrations: J. Horčík, S. McLauchlan, A. Minaříková, J. Novák, Design and editing: M. Nedelka

National Letters takes a deep and informative journey into the history of four countries—Turkey, Israel, Georgia, and Ethiopia—to show how languages, writing systems, and literacy played a key role in shaping national identities. The book traces not only linguistic and political changes, but also cultural and aesthetic dimensions: how changes in alphabets, script reform, and language policy reflected states’ efforts to define themselves.