The Czech language belongs to the West Slavic group of languages and is inflectional in nature; that is, uses words to reflect grammatical information, such as tense or gender, making Czech literature rich in artistic expression. Many Czech writers work abroad, most of who immigrated for political reasons. Patrik Ouredni is a Czech linguist, poet and translator who settled in Paris. Milan Kundera, one of the most widely known Czech writers, lives in Paris, as well as prose writer Vera Linhartova and the poet Petr Kral. Literary life experienced a full revival after the Velvet Revolution of November 1989 against Socialism. Today, the Society of Czech Writers coordinates efforts of Czech artists to produce innovative literary works. A number of new publishing houses were established after the revolution, as well as prolific resources for many subjects previously banned. A popular writer and poet Lenka Reinerova has produced a number of books that were received well by the Czech literary public. Reinerova is the last Prague author to write in the German language.

Czech architecture is influenced by major European trends, yet still represents Czech identity. The decorative and stylised Art Nouveau architecture ushered new concepts which presented a new artistic expression of the age. The municipal house in Prague and the theatre in Prostejov are prime examples of Art Nouveau architecture. In the early 1900s, Czech architecture saw the emergence of a unique form of Cubism, with round and crystalline derivation of geometric shapes. For the first time in the world, Cubist forms were applied to architecture, which were implemented during the pre-war years of 1913-14 in Prague to building designs, statues and furniture. Josef Gocar is one of the leading Czech architects who designed many buildings in the Cubist style, of which the most distinguished are the spa pavilion in Lazne Bohdanec and the House of the Black Madonna in Prague. Other outstanding Cubists include Josef Chochol, who designed an impressive building on Neklanova Street in Prague, and Emil Kralicek, who designed the Diamant House in the centre of Prague. The next age of modern architectural construction completely broke away from monumentality and decoration, and found artistic expression in the practicality of space and simplicity.