RSS NewsNews, New Books and What Is On from the Czech Literature Portal.http://www.czechlit.czenVlado Oláh has died http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/vlado-olah-has-died/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:52:00 +01002.2.2012 09:52 Prominent Romani poet and translator Vlado Oláh has died at the age of 64 following a prolonged illness.VLAK has a new websitehttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/vlak-has-a-new-website/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:23:00 +010030.1.2012 11:23 The international magazine based in Prague, which also publishes samples of works by Czech authors in an English translation, has revamped its website.Literature Across Frontiers celebrates tenth anniversaryhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/literature-across-frontiers-celebrates-tenth-anniversary/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:00 +010030.1.2012 11:21 The European platform for literary exchange Literature Across Frontiers completed a decade of existence last year and on that occasion, published a catalogue which presents its activities including those connected to the Czech Republic and Czech authors.Umberto Eco’s The Prague Cemetery hailed as 'Book of the Year' in Lidové noviny pollhttp://www.czechlit.cz/awards-contests/umberto-eco-s-the-prague-cemetery-hailed-as-book-of-the-year-in-lidove-noviny-poll/Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:45:00 +010026.1.2012 19:45 What pertains original Czech works, these were mostly essay collections and Sylva Fischerová‘s short story book.Sinologue and Book Club winner Josef Hejzlar dies aged 84 http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/sinologue-and-book-club-winner-josef-hejzlar-dies-aged-84/Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:10:00 +010025.1.2012 05:10 Sinologue, art historian, translator and columnist Josef Hejzlar passed away at the age of 84 at a Prague hospital. The Paul Celan Fellowship 2012/2013 for translatorshttp://www.czechlit.cz/grants-scholarships/the-paul-celan-fellowship-2012-2013-for-translators/Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:56:00 +010023.1.2012 08:56 The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) has recently published the new call for application.Brno and Vienna honour the late Jiří Grušahttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/brno-and-vienna-honour-the-late-jiri-grusa/Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:27:00 +010023.1.2012 08:27 The mayor of Brno will bestow the 2011 City of Brno Award in International Cooperation to the recently deceased Jiří Gruša-in memoriam on 24 January.Katharina Raabe on translating Czech writing into Germanhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/katharina-raabe-on-translating-czech-writing-into-german/Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:34:00 +010018.1.2012 10:34 Katharina Raabe, the editor focusing on Central and Eastern European literature at Suhrkamp, writes about the rules of translating Central and Eastern European authors into German. You can read the article here (in German).Listování relaunchedhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/listovani-relaunched/Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:33:00 +010018.1.2012 10:33 A project by Lukáš Hejlík and several other actors which promotes the works of Czech authors through staged readings has a new websiteCzech literature features in Literlab’s annual roundup of European prose http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-literature-features-in-literlab-s-annual-roundup-of-european-prose/Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:55:00 +010016.1.2012 10:55 The current English edition of Vaculík’s The Guinea Pigs is featured by Literlab (Central European Literary Life) in their selection of the best European prose of the year alongside English translations of Ajvaz’s novels. New campaign encourages readinghttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/new-campaign-encourages-reading/Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:44:00 +010016.1.2012 10:44 The Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers has recently completed the second part of a non-commercial campaign which aims to promote reading called Kniha – závislost na celý život 2 (Book – Hooked for Life 2).The Writers‘ Guild carries onhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/the-writers-guild-carries-on/Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:55:00 +010012.1.2012 14:55 Following the resignation of the former chair, the poet Vladimír Křivánek, the opposite might have seemed to be the case. The filmmaker Tomáš Magnusek (1984, Náchod) has been appointed as the new chair of the guild.Prague  - The City of Literature unveils new websitehttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/prague-the-city-of-literature-unveils-new-website/Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:08:00 +010010.1.2012 11:08 A project that strives to include Prague as a city of literature in the UNESCO heritage list, will document the literary happenings in the city on its website...Writer Hana Adronikova dieshttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/writer-hana-adronikova-dies/Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:03:00 +01009.1.2012 11:03 Czech writer Hana Andronikova passed away aged 44. Her last book Nebe nemá dno (Bottomless Heaven), published in 2010, depicted her fight with cancer which she tragically lost on 20 December 2011.Czech book market http://www.czechlit.cz/studies/czech-book-market/Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:38:00 +01005.1.2012 14:38 In 2010 the total number of published titles of printed books went down for the second consecutive year (this time by approximately 4%). In total 17,054 were published. Czech writer Skvorecky dies in Canada aged 87http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-writer-skvorecky-dies-in-canada-aged-87/Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:32:00 +01003.1.2012 19:32 Czech writer and exile publisher Josef Skvorecky died in Toronto in the night aged 87, his wife Zdena Salivarova confirmed the information by the Canadian server The Globe and Mail for CTK without elaborating today.Róbert Gál nominated for the Pushcart Prizehttp://www.czechlit.cz/awards-contests/robert-gal-nominated-for-the-pushcart-prize/Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:55:00 +01002.1.2012 13:55 The New York magazine fwriction : review has recently nominated theCzech-Slovak author Róbert Gál for the prestigious American literary award Pushcart Prize.Tomáš Zmeškal in Hungarian, Bulgarian and Macedonianhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/tomas-zmeskal-in-hungarian-bulgarian-and-macedonian/Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:28:00 +01002.1.2012 13:28 The Hungarian publisher Typotex, Bulgarian publisher Balkani and the Macedonian publisher Ili; they all bought the translation rights for the award winning book "Love Letter in Cuneiform Script" (Milostný dopis klínovým písmem) by Tomáš Zmeškal.Happy New Year!http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:42:00 +010022.12.2011 12:42 Literary figures and organisations also send out traditional New Year's greeting cards. You can view a selection of these below and have yours included, too. Czech authors present their aphorisms in Italyhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-authors-present-their-aphorisms-in-italy/Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:01:00 +010019.12.2011 13:01 Aforisticamente, a website run by aphorism author Fabrizio Carmagna, published the works of Czech author Jan Sobotka in Antonio Parente's Italian translation.Former Czech president and playwright Vaclav Havel dies aged 75http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/former-czech-president-and-playwright-vaclav-havel-dies-aged-75/Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:49:00 +010018.12.2011 12:49 The dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the Cold War, has died. A poet with a soul of a cathttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/a-poet-with-a-soul-of-a-cat/Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:14:00 +010016.12.2011 12:14 A cinematic portrayal of an underrated Czech artist Jáchym Jelínek, whose creative failings and mishaps have inspired many, can now be viewed for free online at www.aerokratas.cz in the section Filmy do 10 minut here.Rilke's plaque unveiledhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/rilke-s-plaque-unveiled/Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +010013.12.2011 15:43 Following longstanding efforts, a plaque and bust of the world-famous poet Rainer Maria Rilke was unveiled on December 7, 2011 on the house of the former Piaristic school in Na Příkopě 16, Prague 1. Can data visualization aid novel writing?http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/can-data-visualization-aid-novel-writing/Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:42:00 +010012.12.2011 15:42 Filip Doušek has been writing a novel called Hejno bez ptáků (Birdless Swarm) for eleven years. He started by walking and taking notes into his Moleskine notebook, which he subsequently transcribed into his computer. The raised VAT rate is also set to affect books as the MPs disregard the objections posed by professional and general publichttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/the-raised-vat-rate-is-also-set-to-affect-books-as-the-mps-disregard-the-objections-posed-by-professional-and-general-public/Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:42:00 +01007.12.2011 12:42 The parliament approved the new VAT law dismissed by the Senate on November 6, 2011 which in effect raises the reduced VAT rate (also affecting books) to 14 percent as of 2012 and 17.5 percent as of 2013.Another excerpt from Róbert Gál's upcoming book revealedhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/another-excerpt-from-robert-gal-s-upcoming-book-revealed/Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:39:00 +01007.12.2011 09:39 The English-language experimental literature magazine Gobbet Mag has published the excerpt.National Library introduces a new smart phone applicationhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/national-library-introduces-a-new-smart-phone-application/Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:50:00 +01005.12.2011 11:50 The application called PoNaK – Poklady Národní knihovny České republiky (PoNaK – Treasures of the National Library of the Czech Republic) for iPad, iPhone and Android presents a selection of extremely rare documents from the digitized collections of the National Library. Typlt in Italianhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/typlt-in-italian/Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:43:00 +01005.12.2011 11:43 Hebenon, Rivista internazionale di letteratura, XVI, volume 4, issue 7–8, 2011, has recently featured the work of the Czech poet Jaromír Typlt in Antonio Parente's Italian translation. Masters thesis explores English translations of Czech authors http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/masters-thesis-explores-english-translations-of-czech-authors/Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:59:00 +01001.12.2011 10:59 Even though Dana Soukupová’s masters thesis also covers the period preceding 1989 the main emphasis is placed on the subsequent years. In her research, she analyzed anthologies, translators, publishers and promotional activities. Czech literature features at the NON/FICTION festivalhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-literature-features-at-the-non-fiction-festival/Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:26:00 +010028.11.2011 14:26 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. Kosmas launches an ebook storehttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/kosmas-launches-an-ebook-store/Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 +010023.11.2011 14:41 Among the items stocked by the largest Czech online bookseller is the new Krchovský and other recent titles brought out by the publisher Host, offered in various formats here: http://www.kosmas.cz/eknihyCzech writer Radka Denemarková talks at the Pan European Union meetinghttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-writer-radka-denemarkova-talks-at-the-pan-european-union-meeting/Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:04:00 +010021.11.2011 10:04 Writer Radka Denemarková represented her home country in Andechs in Germany on October 15th and 16th at the meeting of members of the Pan European Union.Writer Martin Ryšavý scoops the Josef Škvorecký Awardhttp://www.czechlit.cz/awards-contests/writer-martin-rysavy-scoops-the-josef-skvorecky-award/Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:03:00 +010021.11.2011 10:03 Writer and scriptwriter Martin Ryšavý was awarded for his book Vrač published last year by Revolver Revue. Komiksfest draws to a close, Lucie Lomová's Divoši becomes the comics of the yearhttp://www.czechlit.cz/invitation/komiksfest-draws-to-a-close-lucie-lomova-s-divosi-becomes-the-comics-of-the-year/Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:53:00 +010018.11.2011 14:53 The closing night gala, connected with the Muriel award, took place on November 5th at Prague's Bio OKO cinema. Children give 5 million crowns to charities over 6 monthshttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/children-give-5-million-crowns-to-charities-over-6-months/Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:25:00 +010018.11.2011 05:25 Almost 60 thousand young readers joined the project Čtení pomáhá (Reading Helps) over six month of its existence.The European Union Prize for Literature goes to Czech writer Tomáš Zmeškalhttp://www.czechlit.cz/awards-contests/the-european-union-prize-for-literature-goes-to-czech-writer-tomas-zmeskal/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:51:00 +010016.11.2011 09:51 The author Tomáš Zmeškal was awarded the 2011 European Union Prize for Literature for his debut prose work Milostný dopis klínovým písmem (Love Letter in a Cuneiform Script). Artis Bohemiae Amicis goes to Jiří Stránskýhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/artis-bohemiae-amicis-goes-to-jiri-stransky/Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:07:00 +010015.11.2011 19:07 The minister of culture Jiří Besser awarded the Artis Bohemiae Amicis (Friends of Czech Arts) prize to the writer and scriptwriter Jiří Stránský, who celebrated his 80th birthday in August, on 10 October 2011. Czech Republic featured as the main guest at the ongoing Karlsruhe book fairhttp://www.czechlit.cz/invitation/czech-republic-featured-as-the-main-guest-at-the-ongoing-karlsruhe-book-fair/Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:49:00 +010014.11.2011 10:49 Czech Republic is the main guest of the international book fair in Karlsruhe (Karlsruher Bücherschau) which started on 9 November and continues until 4 December.Czech dissident icon, poet Magor Jirous, dies at 67http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/czech-dissident-icon-poet-magor-jirous-dies-at-67/Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:21:00 +010012.11.2011 08:21 Iconic Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous, whose quest for free expression under communism earned him nearly a decade in jail and helped inspire the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," died on Thursday at 67, his friends said.Writer and politician Jiří Gruša dieshttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/writer-and-politician-jiri-grusa-dies/Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:52:00 +010011.11.2011 10:52 Czech poet, writer and politician Jiří Gruša passed away during a heart operation in Germany on Friday at the age of 72.Central Europe featured by Eurozine as a “city”http://www.czechlit.cz/news2/central-europe-featured-by-eurozine-as-a-city/Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:26:00 +01009.11.2011 21:26 The English-language magazine Central Europe as City, co-published by Central and Eastern European journals including the Czech Host, is featured by the website Eurozine.Publisher Baobab launches a new websitehttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/publisher-baobab-launches-a-new-website/Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:25:00 +01009.11.2011 21:25 The Czech publisher is mostly focused on publishing children’s books with eye-catching graphics. Its new website can be found here: http://baobab-books.net/.Radek Malý’s poems adorn Brussels undergroundhttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/radek-maly-s-poems-adorn-brussels-underground/Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:22:00 +01007.11.2011 15:22 A series of poems by twenty-one established and fledgling European artists was displayed until 20 October in the underground of the Belgian capital – both in their original language and in French and Dutch translations.Michal Viewegh: “There has been a major breakdown if not destruction of the basic foothold of democracy.”http://www.czechlit.cz/interview/michal-viewegh-there-has-been-a-major-breakdown-if-not-destruction-of-the-basic-foothold-of-democracy/Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:18:00 +01007.11.2011 15:18 In an interiew with Salon Práva (12. 10. 2011), the bestselling Czech author Michal Viewegh, whose books have been published in German, Slovenian and other translations, described the current mood in Czech society and politics.Italian poetry bestiary includes Czech authors http://www.czechlit.cz/invitation/italian-poetry-bestiary-includes-czech-authors/Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:50:00 +01003.11.2011 20:50 An exhibition of contemporary poetry manuscripts entitled Animalidiversi is taking place between 25 October and 6 November 2011 in Milan. The impetus behind the poetry bestiary came from Eloisa Guarracino. Four Czech poets are featured in the title.New prosehttp://www.czechlit.cz/studies/new-czech-prose/Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:37:00 +01002.11.2011 10:37 The new homegrown prose [1] is distinguished by several main trends and directions. [2] By far the most significant of these is an autobiographical tendency and (pseudo) authenticity in modern prose.Marek Nekula becomes this year’s winner of the Artist Prize of the Czech-German Understandinghttp://www.czechlit.cz/awards-contests/marek-nekula-becomes-this-year-s-winner-of-the-artist-prize-of-the-czech-german-understanding/Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:53:00 +010030.10.2011 13:53 The Czech and German linguist (born in 1965) Marek Nekula works in academia in Germany.The Czech-French issue of Pandora magazine launches in Parishttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/the-czech-french-issue-of-pandora-magazine-launches-in-paris/Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:50:00 +010030.10.2011 13:50 An evening dedicated to three new titles took place on October 19, 2011 at Janáček Hall of the Czech Centre in Paris. London festival to screen adaptations of Czech literary workshttp://www.czechlit.cz/invitation/london-festival-to-screen-adaptations-of-czech-literary-works/Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:43:00 +020024.10.2011 18:43 The 15th year of the Czech film festival, organised by the Czech Centre London in cooperation with the City of Prague, is focused on film adaptations. The festival takes place between 20 and 27 November. Quotes from books by Czech authors embellish the map of Praguehttp://www.czechlit.cz/news2/quotes-from-books-by-czech-authors-embellish-the-map-of-prague/Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:42:00 +020024.10.2011 18:42 On website of the project Prague, City of Literature excerpts from works by E. Hakl, J. Topol and others accompany the topography of the city.Friday the Thirteenth: Ken Nash, Thor Garcia & Louis Armandhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/friday-the-thirteenth-ken-nash-thor-garcia-louis-armand/13.1.2012 17:00 Anglo-American University Library, Letenská 1, Praha 5, Czech republicCZECH STREET FESTIVAL feat. Alex Zuckerhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/czech-street-festival/1.10.2011 13:00 in front of the Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue), New YorkTHE ART OF CULTURE. THE TRANSFORMATION OF A MOUNTAIN HERMAPHRODITEhttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/the-art-of-culture-the-transformation-of-a-mountain-hermaphrodite/27.9.2011 20:00 Divus, Bubenská 1, Praha 7 Book launch for THEREMIN: SELECTED POEMS by Vincent Farnsworthhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/book-launch-for-theremin-selected-poems-by-vincent-farnsworth/26.9.2011 19:30 Velryba Art Gallery, Opatovická 156/24, Prague 1 A concert by Tykršpínhttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/a-concert-by-tykrspin/22.9.2011 21:00 DIVUS, PRAGER KABARETT, Jižní křídlo / South Wing, ORCO, Bubenská 1, Praha 7, Czech RepublicCooking workshop with Marcus Bergnerhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/cooking-workshop-with-marcus-bergner/23.9.2011 18:00 Školská 28: Communication Space, Dlouhá 33, Praha 1The premier reading from "The Unbearables Big Book of Sex"http://www.czechlit.cz/krest/the-premier-reading-from-the-unbearables-big-book-of-sex/5.9.2011 19:00 HUB Prague, Drtinova 10, Prague 5Alex Zucker & Iliya Ansky reading at The Globehttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/alex-zucker-iliya-ansky-reading-at-the-globe/9.9.2011 20:00 The Globe Bookstore & Cafe, Pstrossova 6, PragueS.d.Ch - In the tyranny of valueshttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/s-d-ch-in-the-tyranny-of-values/1.9.2011 19:00 Divus, Bubenská 1, Praha 7Imago et verbum: Art book minimarkethttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/imago-et-verbum-art-book-minimarket/24.6.2011 00:00 Školská 28: Komunikační prostor, Školská 28, Praha 1 BEFORE SHE FEEDS THE CATS AT THE CEMETERYhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/before-she-feeds-the-cats-at-the-cemetery/15.6.2011 17:00 Divus, Jižní křídlo, Bubenská 1, Praha 7 Jan Novák and Pavel Bryczhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/jan-novak-and-pavel-brycz/19.10.2011 19:00 FF UK, Jan Palach Sq. 2, Prague 1 (room no. 326, 3rd floor)Reading: Thor Garcia & Louis Armandhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/reading-thor-garcia-louis-armand/27.10.2011 19:00 Shakespeare and Sons Bookstore and Cafe, U Lužického semináře 10, Praha 1VLAK magazine live in Philadelphiahttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/vlak-magazine-live-in-philadelphia/19.11.2011 15:00 Jose Pistolas, 263 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, USABlack Wedding: Pav Mxski, Viki Shock, S.d.Ch.http://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/black-wedding-pav-mxski-viki-shock-s-d-ch/22.12.2011 19:00 Divus, Jižní křídlo, ORCO, Bubenská 1, Praha 7 Christmas partyhttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/christmas-party/8.12.2011 18:00 Kristin Olson literární agentura, Klimentská 24, Praha 1Exhibition of Bohuslav Reynekhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/exhibition-of-bohuslav-reynek/22.11.2011 17:00 Dům U Kamenného zvonu, Staroměstské nám. 13, Praha 1A Poet in Bohemiahttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/a-poet-in-bohemia/13.11.2011 19:45 BBC Radio 3Reading: Michal Ajvazhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/reading-michal-ajvaz/15.11.2011 18:00 Czech center, Rakovski 100, Budapest, BulgariaSamizdat: The Czech art of resistance, 1968 - 1989http://www.czechlit.cz/krest/samizdat-the-czech-art-of-resistance-1968-1989/10.11.2011 00:00 321 East 73rd Street, New York, USAThe Bridge: reading from “Counterfeits”, the new issue of Two Lines magazine http://www.czechlit.cz/krest/reading-from-counterfeits-the-new-issue-of-two-lines-magazine/9.11.2011 19:30 McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street, SoHo, New York City, USABook reading and presentation by translator Alex Zucke: All This Belongs to Mehttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/book-reading-and-presentation-by-translator-alex-zucke-all-this-belongs-to-me/26.10.2011 19:00 East 73rd Street, New York, United States Contemporary Poetics & the Arts - VLAK magazinehttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/contemporary-poetics-the-arts-vlak-magazine/10.11.2011 20:00 Carnivale, 2, White Church Lane, Longon, EnglandReading: Vincent Farnsworthhttp://www.czechlit.cz/krest/reading-vincent-farnsworth/24.10.2011 19:30 Galerie Velryba, Opatovická 24, Praha 1Why We Laugh: A Terezin Cabarethttp://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/why-we-laugh-a-terezin-cabaret/18.6.2011 19:00 Divadlo pod Palmovkou, Zenklova 34, Prague, Czech RepublicBetween Memory and Utopia: Samizdat as a Symbol of European Culture http://www.czechlit.cz/vystava/between-memory-and-utopia-samizdat-as-a-symbol-of-european-culture/30.5.2011 00:00 Università degli Studi di Padova, via Beldomandi, 1, I-35137 Padova, Italy A. 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