Czechia:
A Country on the Coast
From October 7 to 11, 2026, the Czech Republic will be the Guest of Honour at the world's largest book fair held in Frankfurt am Main.
The Year of Czech Culture, comprising dozens of events about literature and other arts, will take place in the German-speaking countries until December 2026.
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Marek Torčík on his novel "Rozložíš paměť": “We are hungry for stories that reflect the full spectrum of human experience.”
A lecture in Leipzig will showcase the life’s work of the Šalamouns
From southern Bohemia to the Leipzig Book Fair. About the novel "Rybí krev" and more with Jiří Hájíček
Vratislav Maňák on his book With Wittgenstein in a Gay Sauna: "This time, I'm not building the text around a story, but around an idea."
The Leipzig arcades became the setting for Michal Ajvaz's new novel
"I've learned a lot about living in the here and now, because that's the only thing we really have," says writer Petra Dvořáková
Lucky on the first try. Miroslav Hlaučo's award-winning debut novel "Letnice" is being published in German, and there is also interest in a film adaptation
"Bába Bedla" comes to Leipzig: A story that strengthens children's empathy and creates space for discussions about war
"We are attracted to him as a concept, not as an author whose texts move the world." About Kafka with Zuzana Říhová
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
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Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Körper, Worte, Saunen
Torčík Marek
Kelbl Marita
Zahladko Iryna
Zhořec Antonín
Maňák Vratislav
Körper, Worte, Saunen
Schaubühne Lindenfels, Leipzig
LBM 26, reading
Zwischen Stadt und Land, Erinnerung, Imagination und poetischer Fantasie
Ajvaz Michal
Cabala Lukáš
Timander Mattias
Café Rosa, Leipzig
LBM 26, reading
Sich zum Ich hin schreiben – zwei Autor·innen zwischen den Welten
Zahladko Iryna
Zhořec Antonín
Sich zum Ich hin schreiben – zwei Autor·innen zwischen den Welten
LBM: Tschechischer Nationalstand, Halle 4, Stand E301
LBM 26, reading
Das Meer in uns
Rubilina Radka
Cikán Ondřej
LBM: Indie-Bühne, Halle 5, G200
LBM 26, reading
Wurzel und Gelenk
Ciprysová Iveta
Cikán Ondřej
LBM: Forum Lesereise, Halle 5, Stand G605
reading
Michal Ajvaz und Lukáš Cabala: Zwischen Spiegel und Erinnerung. Phantastische Lesewelten aus Leipzig und Trenčín
Ajvaz Michal
Cabala Lukáš
Kulturzentrum Tietz, Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz
reading
Neue Stimmen aus Tschechien – Literarische Lesung und Gespräch mit den Übersetzerinnen Daniela Pusch und Susa Wolfrum
Pusch Daniela
Wolfrum Susa
Thalia - EKZ Neue Mitte
screening
Nebelkind – The End of Silence
Arena-Kino, München
screening
Nebelkind – The End of Silence
Bundesplatz-Kino, Berlin
workshop
Schulworkshop Comics erzählen Migration
Bibliothek im Märkischen Viertel, Berlin
Czech book market in 2024
Number of published books
12 100
Proportion of books published in Czech
> 88 %
Extent of the Czech book market
CZK 8.2 bn
Number of registered publishing houses
6 321
Number of translations into Czech
5 684