{"id":15044,"date":"2026-06-02T17:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/ucinkujici\/lukas-vavrecka\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T20:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:32:29","slug":"lukas-vavrecka","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/en\/ucinkujici\/lukas-vavrecka\/","title":{"rendered":"Luk\u00e1\u0161 Vavre\u010dka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2006, he has lived in Pardubice. As an author, he often works at the intersection of speculative fiction and contemporary social themes. 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