The spectrum of literature published by Melantrich was very wide and included works by many contemporary Czech writers.

Jan Čep (1902-1974) was a Czech writer and translator.

He and his wife were long-time supporters of Czech dissident writers before the fall of communism in that country.

Skvorecky helped banned Czech writers have their books printed and then smuggled back in to the country.

His publishing company specialized in printing books by banned Czech writers.

Works by any Czech writers were taken away, many burned, most others taken directly to the paper pulp mills.

The Czech writer was once the conscience of the nation.

Still, a new generation of Czech writers has yet to define itself.

František Emmert (born 1974) is Czech writer and author of non-fiction about modern history.

His books, since the late 1990s published every spring, usually sell about 50,000 copies each, bringing him an upper-high-class income unparalleled among Czech writers.