{"id":332741,"date":"2026-05-18T08:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxor.cz\/blog\/?p=332741"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:04:25","slug":"rozhovor-s-mattem-fieldem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxor.cz\/blog\/magazin-luxor\/rozhovor-s-mattem-fieldem\/","title":{"rendered":"Od \u010capka po tatar\u00e1k s pivem: Rozhovor s Mattem Fieldem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

P\u0159esto\u017ee jako britsk\u00fd velvyslanec p\u016fsob\u00ed v \u010cesku u\u017e t\u0159i roky, podle sv\u00fdch slov se tu st\u00e1le c\u00edt\u00ed tak trochu \u201enovej\u201c. A p\u0159esn\u011b tak se jmenuje i jeho kniha, ve kter\u00e9 s nadhledem poodhaluje z\u00e1kulis\u00ed diplomatick\u00e9ho \u017eivota. V up\u0159\u00edmn\u00e9m rozhovoru pro Magaz\u00edn Luxor Matt Field prozradil i to, jak p\u0159ekvapiv\u011b rychle mu Praha p\u0159irostla k srdci a pro\u010d si obl\u00edbil j\u00edzdu dvaadvac\u00edtkou.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C\u00edt\u00edte se v \u010cesku na ja\u0159e 2026 st\u00e1le jako \u201enovej\u201c?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sv\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem ano \u2013 rozhodn\u011b. Ka\u017ed\u00fd den p\u0159in\u00e1\u0161\u00ed n\u011bco nov\u00e9ho, po\u0159\u00e1d objevuji nov\u00e9 v\u011bci, m\u00edsta a pozn\u00e1v\u00e1m nov\u00e9 lidi. Z\u00e1rove\u0148 se ale \u010cesko stalo na\u0161\u00edm domovem a\u017e p\u0159ekvapiv\u011b rychle. Tak\u017ee i kdy\u017e se po\u0159\u00e1d c\u00edt\u00edm tak trochu \u201enovej\u201c, c\u00edt\u00edm se tu tak\u00e9 velmi komfortn\u011b a v\u00edtan\u011b. A to je fakt skv\u011bl\u00fd pocit. Jsem tu moc r\u00e1d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To je dob\u0159e, tak\u017ee se nebudete zlobit, kdy\u017e v\u00e1m polo\u017e\u00edm nelehkou ot\u00e1zku, jakou tramvajovou linkou v\u00a0Praze jezd\u00edte nejrad\u011bji a\u00a0pro\u010d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uf, tak to je t\u011b\u017ek\u00e1 volba! Jako rodina si v\u00a0Praze u\u017e\u00edv\u00e1me p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm svobodu, kterou m\u00edstn\u00ed ve\u0159ejn\u00e1 doprava nab\u00edz\u00ed, a\u00a0mus\u00edm \u0159\u00edct, \u017ee v\u00a0tomto ohledu je L\u00edta\u010dka jedna z\u00a0nejlep\u0161\u00edch investic, jakou jsem mohl ud\u011blat. Kdybych si ale m\u011bl vybrat jen jednu linku, asi by to byla \u201edvaadvac\u00edtka\u201c. Pr\u00e1v\u011b tou jsem jel \u00fapln\u011b poprv\u00e9 jako velvyslanec\u00a0\u2013 z\u00a0m\u00edsta, kde jsme tehdy bydleli, na Malostransk\u00e9 n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed a\u00a0na ambas\u00e1du. Od t\u00e9 doby pro m\u011b byla a\u00a0v\u017edycky bude v\u00fdjime\u010dn\u00e1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Co v\u00e1s na \u017eivot\u011b v \u010cesku p\u0159ekvapilo nejv\u00edce, a to jak pozitivn\u011b, tak negativn\u011b?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Za posledn\u00ed t\u0159i roky m\u011b p\u0159ekvapila spousta v\u011bc\u00ed, ale jen velmi m\u00e1lo z nich bylo negativn\u00edch. Jako Brit si zakl\u00e1d\u00e1m na tom, \u017ee um\u00edm pat\u0159i\u010dn\u011b ocenit dobr\u00e9 pivo, ale mus\u00edm p\u0159iznat, \u017ee m\u011b p\u0159ekvapilo (a ohromilo) odhodl\u00e1n\u00ed \u010cech\u016f si ho opravdu vychutn\u00e1vat. Asi nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edm p\u0159ekvapen\u00edm ale bylo, jak rychle n\u00e1m to tu p\u0159irostlo k srdci a jak t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 pro n\u00e1s bude odsud odej\u00edt. To u\u017e tak prost\u011b k \u017eivotu diplomata pat\u0159\u00ed. \u010cesk\u00e1 republika pro n\u00e1s v\u0161ak u\u017e nav\u017edy bude speci\u00e1ln\u00edm m\u00edstem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A \u010demu tady u n\u00e1s nikdy neodol\u00e1te?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Je\u0161t\u011b jsem nepotkal tatar\u00e1k, kter\u00e9mu bych dok\u00e1zal \u0159\u00edct ne. Obzvl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 kdy\u017e je k tomu po ruce p\u011bkn\u011b vychlazen\u00e9 a dob\u0159e na\u010depovan\u00e9 pivo. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kde se vzal n\u00e1pad napsat knihu Jsem tu novej<\/a>, kter\u00e1 pr\u00e1v\u011b vych\u00e1z\u00ed?<\/strong>
V\u017edycky m\u011b bavilo mluvit o tom, co obn\u00e1\u0161\u00ed pr\u00e1ce velvyslance, a o ve\u0159ejn\u00e9 diplomacii obecn\u011b. Up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b \u0159e\u010deno, napsat knihu by m\u011b pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b samotn\u00e9ho nikdy nenapadlo, kdyby m\u011b neoslovilo nakladatelstv\u00ed Euromedia. Nejd\u0159\u00edv jsem byl trochu skeptick\u00fd. Zaj\u00edmala by takov\u00e1 kniha v\u016fbec n\u011bkoho? Postupn\u011b jsem si ale za\u010dal \u0159\u00edkat, \u017ee by to mohla b\u00fdt p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost, jak z\u00e1rove\u0148 podpo\u0159it dobrou v\u011bc, a pr\u00e1v\u011b tehdy m\u011b napadla Nadace Pink Bubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kniha m\u00e1 nep\u0159ehl\u00e9dnutelnou ob\u00e1lku. Jak vznikala?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kdy\u017e m\u00e1m doma knihovnu plnou knih v\u0161ech mo\u017en\u00fdch barev a styl\u016f, bylo pro m\u011b p\u0159ekvapiv\u011b t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 si p\u0159edstavit, jak by m\u011bla ob\u00e1lka vlastn\u011b vypadat. Napadly m\u011b n\u011bkter\u00e9 \u010desk\u00e9 kn\u00ed\u017eky, jejich\u017e ob\u00e1lky m\u011b bav\u00ed, konkr\u00e9tn\u011b P\u0159\u00edb\u011bhy \u010dtvrt\u00ed: Vinohrady od Johany Fundov\u00e9, na jejich\u017e vizu\u00e1lu d\u011blal pr\u00e1v\u011b Luk\u00e1\u0161 Tomek. Jeho styl je naprosto jedine\u010dn\u00fd \u2013 fantaskn\u00ed, ale z\u00e1rove\u0148 realistick\u00fd. O to v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed radost jsem m\u011bl, kdy\u017e jsem zjistil, \u017ee by m\u011bl chu\u0165 na ob\u00e1lce spolupracovat. A v\u00fdsledek? Ten podle m\u011b b\u00e1je\u010dn\u011b vystihuje vztah mezi na\u0161imi zem\u011bmi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kniha je pln\u00e1 setk\u00e1n\u00ed s lidmi. Kter\u00e9 setk\u00e1n\u00ed b\u011bhem va\u0161eho p\u016fsoben\u00ed v \u010cesku ve v\u00e1s zanechalo nejsiln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed dojem?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To je opravdu t\u011b\u017ek\u00e1 ot\u00e1zka. Jedn\u00edm z nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edch privilegi\u00ed t\u00e9hle pr\u00e1ce je, \u017ee m\u00e1m mo\u017enost ka\u017ed\u00fd den potk\u00e1vat spoustu nov\u00fdch a zaj\u00edmav\u00fdch lid\u00ed. \u010c\u00edm v\u00edc s lidmi nap\u0159\u00ed\u010d \u010ceskou republikou mluv\u00edm, t\u00edm v\u00edc m\u00e1m pocit, \u017ee jim rozum\u00edm, ale i tak m\u00e1m po\u0159\u00e1d chu\u0165 se d\u00e1l u\u010dit. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b jsou ale okam\u017eiky, kter\u00e9 se \u010dlov\u011bku vryj\u00ed hluboko do pam\u011bti. Pro m\u011b to byl t\u0159eba den, kdy jsem m\u011bl tu \u010dest p\u0159edat osobn\u00ed dopis Jeho Veli\u010denstva kr\u00e1le Karla III. gener\u00e1lu Emilu Bo\u010dkovi jako pod\u011bkov\u00e1n\u00ed za jeho mimo\u0159\u00e1dnou slu\u017ebu ob\u011bma na\u0161im zem\u00edm. Byl to nesm\u00edrn\u011b siln\u00fd moment a byl jsem poct\u011bn, \u017ee jsem s n\u00edm mohl mluvit. Jen o n\u011bkolik t\u00fddn\u016f pozd\u011bji jsem pak zastupoval Spojen\u00e9 kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed na jeho poh\u0159bu a sledoval \u010desk\u00e1 letadla, kter\u00e1 nad n\u00e1mi p\u0159el\u00e9tala na jeho po\u010dest. Bylo to nezapomenuteln\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prohl\u00e9dnout knihu<\/strong> Jsem tu novej<\/b><\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jak v\u00e1\u0161niv\u00fd jste \u010dten\u00e1\u0159? Kdo je v\u00e1\u0161 obl\u00edben\u00fd autor? A kte\u0159\u00ed \u010de\u0161t\u00ed spisovatel\u00e9 v\u00e1s zaujali?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u010cten\u00ed je pro m\u011b v\u00edc ne\u017e kon\u00ed\u010dek \u2013 je to \u00fanik, a\u017e skoro posedlost. P\u0159e\u010dtu zhruba jednu knihu t\u00fddn\u011b (a ano, v\u00edm to, proto\u017ee si vedu z\u00e1znamy). M\u016fj apetit se nav\u00edc s postupem \u010dasu st\u00e1v\u00e1 \u010d\u00edm d\u00e1l nep\u0159edvidateln\u011bj\u0161\u00edm. Tak\u017ee klidn\u011b p\u0159ech\u00e1z\u00edm od historie atomovky p\u0159es detektivku s Herculem Poirotem, v\u00fdb\u011br \u010desk\u00e9 science fiction a\u017e k atlasu \u201e\u0161patn\u00fdch map\u201c nebo k sou\u010dasn\u00e9 beletrii o britsko-p\u00e1kist\u00e1nsk\u00e9 rodin\u011b hraj\u00edc\u00ed squash. Je nemo\u017en\u00e9 vybrat jen jednoho nejobl\u00edben\u011bj\u0161\u00edho autora, ale m\u00e1m radost, \u017ee te\u010f lid\u00e9 objevuj\u00ed fantastickou knihu Project Hail Mary (Spasitel), kterou jsme s m\u00fdmi d\u011btmi \u010detli u\u017e n\u011bkolikr\u00e1t. Co se t\u00fd\u010de \u010desk\u00fdch autor\u016f, tak si r\u00e1d nech\u00e1m doporu\u010dit ty, kter\u00e9 jsem je\u0161t\u011b ne\u010detl, ale stejn\u011b se po\u0159\u00e1d vrac\u00edm ke Karlu \u010capkovi<\/a>. I po sto letech jsou jeho knihy st\u00e1le aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed a nab\u00edzej\u00ed p\u0159ekvapiv\u011b hlubok\u00fd vhled do sv\u011bta, ve kter\u00e9m \u017eijeme. U\u017e ani nev\u00edm, kolikr\u00e1t jsem V\u00e1lku s mloky doporu\u010dil lidem ve sv\u00e9m okol\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Va\u0161e kniha m\u00e1 tak\u00e9 charitativn\u00ed rozm\u011br. V\u00fdt\u011b\u017eek autora podporuje Nadaci Pink Bubble. Jak tato spolupr\u00e1ce vznikla?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na Pink Bubble jsem narazil p\u0159ed n\u011bkolika lety. Chytlo m\u011b za srdce, jak se Martin\u011b poda\u0159ilo spojit lidi ochotn\u00e9 pom\u00e1hat d\u011btem a\u00a0jejich rodin\u00e1m v\u00a0t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 \u017eivotn\u00ed situaci a\u00a0nab\u00eddnout jim konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed pomoc b\u011bhem l\u00e9\u010dby rakoviny. Kdy\u017e jsem za\u010dal p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161let o\u00a0smyslupln\u00e9 v\u011bci, kterou by kniha mohla podpo\u0159it, napadla m\u011b jako prvn\u00ed. O\u00a0to v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed radost jsem m\u011bl, kdy\u017e se rozhodli j\u00edt do toho s\u00a0n\u00e1mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rozhovor vy\u0161el v Magaz\u00ednu LUXOR v kv\u011btnu 2026. Autorkou je Pavla Sta\u0148kov\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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