News | 10. 11. 2016
Catalogue of the best Czech books for children and young adults published
The selection of 53 titles released in 2015/2016 is available for free in English.
Awards | 27. 10. 2016
Three Czech books on the prestigious White Ravens list
The selection of international children’s and young adult literature is published by the International Youth Library in Munich.
Awards | 25. 10. 2016
Petr Král wins Czech State Award for Literature
Král received the award for his collection of essays, Treasons (Vlastizrady), and for his work published in emigration.
News | 24. 10. 2016
New additions to Karolinum’s Modern Czech Classics series
An English translation of Ladislav Fuks’, The Cremator, has just been published as a new addition to the series.
News | 28. 9. 2016
US feature ‘live-animation’ film of Hrabal’s Too Loud a Solitude seeks support
Actor Paul Giamatti will lend his voice to the novella’s main character Hanta.
News | 27. 9. 2016
The Czech Republic at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair
The focus of the Czech national stand this year is Václav Havel.
News | 15. 9. 2016
Feature film adaptation of Jiří Hájíček’s The Green Horse Rustlers
The film about frenzied illegal prospectors for the mineral moldavite premiered on 8th September.
News | 5. 9. 2016
English anthology of contemporary Czech speculative fiction released
The freely available e-book contains 10 stories by some of the best Czech sci-fi and fantasy authors.
Awards | 31. 8. 2016
Josef Škvorecký Award shortlist announced
The jury of the prestigious award will select the winner at the beginning of November.
News | 29. 8. 2016
Magdaléna Platzová and Tomáš Zmeškal at the Brooklyn Book Festival
The Czech authors will be speaking at events on 18th September.