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/26. April 2013/ - Invitation

Book World Prague unveils its complete schedule

Create your own itinerary of the 19th International Book Fair and Literary Festival day by day, hour by hour.

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/24. April 2013/ - Jobs and stipends

Czech Literature Portal is looking for an English editor

The Arts and Theatre Institute is looking for an editor of the English version of its online website Czech Literature Portal

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/16. April 2013/ - Interview

"The best writing the world will have in the coming generations will come from translocal writers..."

An interview with the Prague-based author Thor Garcia on the occasion of the recent publication of his new book of short stories.

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/11. April 2013/ - Interview

Interview with John a'Beckett, Managing Editor of New Europe Writers

An interview by Christian Mailoux, Co-editor of Červená Barva Press with John a’Beckett, Co-Founder of New Europe Writers.

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/3. April 2013/ - News

Writer Milan Kundera Celebrates His 84th Birthday, Allegedly at Work on a New Novel

Czech writer Milan Kundera celebrated his 84th birthday on April 1.

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/22. March 2013/ - News

Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death Reviewed

Prof. Otto Dov Kulka's book on his Auschwitz experience, Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death, has been favourably reviewed in both The Guardian and Independent.

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/22. March 2013/ - Awards, contests...

The Magnesia Litera Prize Nominations Announced

From over 300 books entered into the Magnesia Litera 2013 competition, 24 titles have been selected by the jury, divided up into seven categories.

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/7. March 2013/ - News

Literatu_rar - A selection

A digest of online new periodicals, interviews and texts pertaining to Czech literature, in English.

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/6. March 2013/ - News

This year's Prague Writers' Festival is going to be shorter, but also taking place in Pittsburgh

Due to the reduced subsidy from Prague municipal authorities, this year's Prague Writers' Festival is going to run for only two days.

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/15. February 2013/ - News

Refrain from Your Attacks on Havel, demands the Czech PEN Club of President Klaus

The representatives of the Czech Centre of the International PEN Club dislike the recent attacks (e.g. Lidovky, Feb 11, 2013) made by president Václav Klaus against his predecessor Václav Havel.

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International

/5. May 2013/ - News

Hakl reads in Vienna, plans a residency in Krems in November

The Czech Centre in Vienna organised a presentation of Hakl's new book in German translation on 26 March 2013.

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/1. May 2013/ - News

Babylon: translating Visegrad literature within and into global languages

The project Babelmatrix was conceived approximately 10 years ago.

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/26. April 2013/ - News

Czech writer Jiří Drašnar dies aged 64

The author Jiří Drašnar passed away on 17 March aged 64 in the US, as reported by Štefan Švec in Britské listy on 27 March 2013.

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/31. March 2013/ - News

Ajvaz's The Other City Published in Japanese

The successful international campaign of Michal Ajvaz as sci-fi author continues.

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/27. March 2013/ - News

The Trauma Workshop in Hungary Attended by Poet Hájek

The Forum of young Central- and Eastern-European authors took place in February at the Budapest Fogas Ház Centre of Culture.

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/27. March 2013/ - Awards, contests...

The New Literature Wasafiri Prize Announced for 2013

Anyone who hasn't published a book yet can become a contestant.

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/22. March 2013/ - News

21 March - World Poetry Day

In celebrating the World Poetry Day, March 21, UNESCO recognizes the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.

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/19. March 2013/ - News

This Year's Leipzig Book Fair Again with Czech Participation

The Saxon international Leipzig Book Fair ended on Sunday, with the participation of many Czech writers.

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/13. March 2013/ - News

Which Contemporary Czech Literature is Likely to be Published Abroad?

Below is the list of the rights sold to foreign publishers by the two largest literary agencies representing Czech authors.

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/8. March 2013/ - News

Topol is going to read at London's European Literature Night

Jáchym Topol and his book The Devil's Workshop (Chladnou zemí in Czech) have been selected from among 70 nominated authors.

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