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.
News
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Our translators: Katharina Hinderer
Our translators: Martina Lisa
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in June
Alena Wagnerová, who just celebrated her 90th birthday, is an essential figure in Czech literature
Miloš Doležal and Jakub Grec: Looking Back on Their Residency in Berlin
Photo Report: Czechia at the Erlangen Comic Salon
Dora Kaprálová and Eva Profousová are artists-in-residence at Villa Concordia in Bamberg
Photo Report: Iva Procházková and Marek Torčík at the literaTurm Festival
Our translators: Lena Dorn
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Deutschland
debate
Kultursommer Wien: Grenzzonen
Waldmüllerpark Wien
exhibition
Samizdat: Worte der Freiheit in der Tschechoslowakei 1939-1989
Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt
reading
Literární / Literarisches Zarafest Děčín & Pirna
Pirna Bahnhof, Deutschland
exhibition
From the Centre of Europe. Czech Book Art from 1900 to the Present
From the Centre of Europe. Czech Book Art from 1900 to the Present
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach am Main
debate
Wellenwelten: Erzählte Vergangenheit
Goethe-Institut Praha
reading
Wellenwelten: Slam poetry battle - Tschechien versus Deutschland
Goethe-Institut Praha
workshop
Heimaten - Erzähl deine Geschichte
Sudetendeutsches Museum, München
reading
Wunderbare Vielfalt der tschechischen Literatur
Struhar Stanislav
Toman Marek
Vopěnka Martin
Wunderbare Vielfalt der tschechischen Literatur
exhibition
Beyond Paper Plane - Mehr als flaches Papier: Außergewöhnliche Bilderbuchkunst aus Tschechien
Struwwelpeter Museum, Frankfurt
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
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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