Czech
/26. January 2012/
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Umberto Eco’s The Prague Cemetery hailed as 'Book of the Year' in Lidové noviny poll
What pertains original Czech works, these were mostly essay collections and Sylva Fischerová‘s short story book.
/21. November 2011/
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Writer Martin Ryšavý scoops the Josef Škvorecký Award
Writer and scriptwriter Martin Ryšavý was awarded for his book Vrač published last year by Revolver Revue.
/16. October 2011/
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Jan Balabán's Možná že odcházíme named the book of the decade
The civic association Litera announced the best books of the decade documenting the existence of the annual literary awards Magnesia Litera (2002–2011).
/3. October 2011/
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Czech Poet Karel Šiktanc receives the Jaroslav Seifert Prize for the second time
Karel Šiktanc is the first laureate to receive the aforementioned prize twice – he was awarded the first one in 1989.
/8. August 2011/
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Věra Linhartová receives the 2010 F. X. Šalda prize
Her book Soustředné kruhy (Collected Circles) has been awarded by the jury composed of cultural historians and critics.
/26. July 2011/
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Poet Šiktanc awarded by the Czech Literary Fund
The annual award bestowed by Nadace Český literární fond (NČLF) (The Foundation Czech Literary Fund) went to writer Karel Šiktanc for his book Nesmír.
/27. May 2011/
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Book World announces its winners
The 17th year of the Czech book fair, which took place between May 12 and 15 attracted 38,000 visitors in just four days. Several prizes were awarded during the event.
/26. April 2011/
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Poet and translator Jana Štroblová receives The PEN Lifetime Achievement Prize
This year’s winner of the Vlastní cestou prize, awarded biannualy by the Czech branch of the International PEN Club for lifetime achievement, is the writer, translator and poet Jana Štroblová.
/15. April 2011/
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Winners of the 2011 Magnesia Litera Award announced
The winners of the annual Magnesia Litera Award, which since 2002 has been organized by the Litera NGO lead by journalist Pavel Mandys (the editor of the website iLiteratura as of 2010), were announced at the Estates Theatre in Prague on 10 April 2011.
