Poet, translator, author of children’s books, lyricist, journalist. Twice winner of the Jaroslav Seifert Award (1989, 2011), the State Prize for Literature...
Poet, novelist, journalist, painter, sculptor and editor, long-standing editor-in-chief of the poetry magazine Psí víno (Dog Wine). He was nominated for the...
Novelist, screenwriter, director of documentary films. Winner of the Josef Škvorecký Award (2011, in 2009 he was “only” nominated), two Magnesia Literas...
Writer, journalist, translator, screenwriter and blogger. She alternates between sci-fi literature and gender journalism and is one of the most important...
Novelist, translator and interpreter of Czech-Congolese origin who was educated at King’s College, London. Zmeškal was awarded the Josef Škvorecký Award (2009)...
Novelist, essayist, playwright. He is the recipient of many literary awards including the Tom Stoppard Prize (1991), the Egon Hostovský Award (1996),...
Prose writer, experimenter, poet, playwright, publishing editor. Winner of the Golden Pen of Ondřej Pavelka prize (2013) conferred by theatre professionals connected...
Pavel Šrut (1940-2018), poet, author of song lyrics, children’s stories, fiction and feuilletons, also a translator and cultural editor. He was included...
Poet, novelist, publisher, organiser of cultural events. Recipient of the Magnesia litera (2014) and the Josef Škvorecký Award (2014). His books have...
Editor, literary historian, comparatist, critic, translator, teacher, author of works on history and religion. He is the recipient of the Tom Stoppard...
Petra Hůlová (1979) is a fiction writer and the recipient of several literary awards, including Czechia’s highest literary recognitions – the Magnesia...
The exploration of history’s trail, same as in Topol’s previous works, is intertwined with a surreal-carnival plot. The laconically narrated story is...
With psychological insight that rivals Dostoevsky’s great novels, the twenty-one linked narratives in this collection present us with everyday people, with everyday...
After Czech literature in translation (2010, 2011), literature for children and young people (2012), comics (2012) and annuals cataloging new Czech fiction...
Family chronicles, which simultaneously work as a popular alternative to historical compendia because the horizontal of great history intersects in time with...
Halfway between an author essay and an expert study, Ouředník’s new book draws equally from literature, history, philosophy and anthropology. Once again,...
A comics portrait of one of the founders of Czechoslovakia favouring playfulness and complexity over the trivialization of textbooks. The factually based...
Due to the transformation of newspapers the art of the “feuilleton”, or short literary essay, is slowly disappearing, but through fifty contributions...
The exploration of history’s trail, same as in Topol’s previous works, is intertwined with a surreal-carnival plot. The laconically narrated story is...
The subtitle of the book is: A Correspondence About Episodic Situations And Scenes, Moments, Memories, Beginnings, Means and Ends; Seaside Cliffs, Waves...
The area of popular literature commonly termed fantasy literature, which covers science fiction, fantasy and fantasy horror, also has its own unique...
Apart from the below-listed grant providers, scholarships, etc. it´s possible to apply at individual municipalities. A range of activities can also be...
Born 1971 in Dresden, Germany. He graduated in Czech studies and culture science from Humboldt University, Berlin, and Charles University, Prague. Since...
Eva Profousová (1963), translator. She emigrated to Germany in 1983 and studied Eastern European history and Slavonic Studies in Hamburg and Glasgow....
Born in Freiburg/Breisgau, studied Slavonic Studies (Russian and Czech literature), Eastern European history, German Studies and Comparative Studies at Freie Universität Berlin,...
Alex has translated novels by J. R. Pick, Petra Hůlová, Jáchym Topol, Magdaléna Platzová, Tomáš Zmeškal, Josef Jedlička, Heda Margolius Kovály, Patrik...
Another publisher of Czech literature based in Sofie. Recent authors published by Stigmati include Daniela Hodrová (Théta, 2002, translated by Dobromir Grigorov; Kukly,...
Aspekt publishers comprise three Swedish Bohemists and translators: Tora Hedin, Mats Larsson and Lova Meister. Their catalogue is made up exclusively of...
An “on-demand” publishing house, focusing on Czech literature classics. It has brought out works by Vladimír Holan (První testament, 2005; Noc s Halmetem / Noc...
A Wroclaw publishing house focusing on non-mainstream Czech literature. In addition to an anthology of contemporary Czech poetry Kdyby básně měly dveře (2005,...
The award for foreign language books is organised by the Mayakovsky Library in St Petersburg.The competition has two categories: best book translated...
The panel praised the continuity, readability and outreach of his philosophical work.The Jaroslav Seifert Prize, a prestigious literary award presented since 1986,...
says editor and novelist Jan Němec, whose fictionalized biography of a prominent Czech photographer comes out this month.In 2010 you were among three...
Alena Blažejovská interviews writer and screenwriter Michal Viewegh about his book Biomanželka (Bio-Wife, published by Druhé město), the movie adaptation of his...