Czech literature features at the NON/FICTION festival
The book fair and literary festival will take place in Moscow between November 30th and December 4th, 2011. Novelist Radka Denemarková and poet Radek Malý, among others, have been chosen as Czech representatives at the fair.
The Czech Republic has been presented at the Moscow book fair, which tends to focus on intellectual literature - belles lettres and specialist books, for the fourth consecutive year. Two Czech writers are due to participate at the event – Radka Denemarková and Radek Malý who will also pay a visit to Czech studies undergraduates at a Moscow university. Upon invitation by the Czech Centre Moscow, three other guests will be also heading to Moscow including Jan Kačer, Tomáš Sedláček and Jiří Boudník. The Czech programme also encompasses a number of professional meetings with Russian personalities from the realms of literature and the arts.
The Czech stand № I-5 will also host the following exhibitions: Most Beautiful Czech Books of 2010, Contemporary Czech Belles Lettres and Poetry, Golden Ribbon and Books for Children and Young Adults, Art Books, Specialist Literature, Language Textbooks and Vocabularies, Russian Translations of Czech Literature and Homage to Jaroslav Seifert.
Highlights
Friday, December 2nd, 3pm, Seminar zone № 17
Peníze od Hitlera (Money From Hitler) – the acclaimed novel by Czech writer Radka Denemarková
Armed with compelling and grotesquely horror stylisation, Denemarková's novel Peníze od Hitlera unfolds a taboo topic in an attempt to reinforce the power of drama. The book has been awarded both at home (Magnesia Litera 2007) and abroad (nominations for the Polish award Angelus 2009 and the 2011 award given by German book critics) and translated into several languages.
Organised by: The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Book World Limited
Friday, December 2nd, 5pm. Author's hall № 15
Slunce čte mezi řádky (The Sun Reads Between The Lines) – presentation of the works of the Czech poet Radek Malý
Poet, translator, columnist and author of beguiling poems aimed at children will present his work - including previously unpublished writing – for which he has been numerously awarded. Radek Malý, at the age of 33, has gained a reputation of an outstanding poet and discerning translator – his writing possesses a certain old-world charm, perhaps a nostalgia for a world that used to be more natural, slower and humane. A world in which we had enough time to notice the nature and people around us - and ourselves.
Organised by: The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Book World Limited
Friday, December 2nd, 6pm, Czech stand № I-5
Featuring Radka Denemarková and Radek Malý
Organised by: The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Book World Limited
The Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the Czech Centre and Czech House in Moscow are the official organisers of the Czech participation. The book exhibition and programme have been co-produced by Book World Limited in cooperation with the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers.
Address of the premises: Central House of Artists, 10, Krymsky Val str., Moscow. Click here for the map.
