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Makléř
Author: Martin Kodýdek
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Makléř follows a young graduate's rise within a financial firm. The tension between ambition and fear of loss connects working life with a crime plot. This is fiction, rather than an investment guide.
Makléř, subtitled Příběh o chamtivosti a strachu, is Martin Kodýdek's work of fiction set in Prague's financial markets. After college, a young man from Valašsko joins a prestigious brokerage firm and quickly advances. Success draws him into a world governed by money, performance, stress, and fear. The author knows this environment from his own professional experience in finance, but the book is a fictional story with a crime plot. The Czech audiobook is narrated by Jan Kolařík.
Book information
- Author
- Martin Kodýdek
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- BizBooks
- Formát
- Audiobook
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- novela, spoločenská próza, krimi
- ISBN
- 978-80-265-0812-0
- Publication date
- 28. February 2019
- Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- Chapters
- 78
What is Makléř about?
The protagonist is a young man from Valašsko who has dreamed of success since childhood. After graduating from college, he joins a prestigious brokerage firm and gradually enters the world of financial markets. His rising career brings him among people whose decisions are shaped by high financial stakes, pressure to deliver results, fear, and greed. Martin Kodýdek uses his knowledge of the markets to create a fictional story that combines an inside view of the brokerage profession with a suspenseful crime plot. The book explores not only trading itself but also what the pursuit of success can do to a person's relationships, values, and decisions. The audiobook runs 4 hours and 50 minutes and has 78 chapters.
Themes and motifs
Ambition and career
The story follows a young person's efforts to succeed in a highly competitive financial environment.
Money and greed
Financial success becomes a standard that shapes behavior and personal relationships.
Fear and stress
The financial markets are portrayed as a world of intense pressure and uncertainty.
Moral boundaries
Career advancement raises questions about personal values and the price of success.
Setting
The contemporary Czech financial and stock-market world, particularly Prague.
Who is this book for?
For adult listeners who enjoy social fiction, stories set in finance, and fiction with a crime plot.
Book context
Martin Kodýdek spent many years in finance before turning to writing. The publisher's official profile lists fifteen years at Patria Finance and experience in trading and management roles, providing the story's professional background.
Otázky o knihe
Who wrote Makléř?
The author is Martin Kodýdek.
What is Makléř about?
It follows a young man from Valašsko who builds a career at a prestigious brokerage firm after college, gradually discovering a world governed by money, stress, fear, and greed.
Is Makléř an investment guide?
No. It is a fictional story set in the financial markets with a crime plot, although the author draws on his professional experience in finance.
Who narrates Makléř?
The audiobook is narrated by Jan Kolařík.
How long is the Makléř audiobook?
The audiobook runs 4 hours and 50 minutes.
Is Makléř also available as an e-book?
Yes. AudioSpace lists a related e-book edition of the same work.
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