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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Between ‘New Weird’, anime and Harry Potter: Michal Ajvaz's ‘The Other City’ transports us to a fascinating Prague
Open call: Support for the participation of translations from Czech at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
How was the video spot for the guest of honour's appearance created?
A Slight Loss of Loneliness is heading to the prestigious Books at Berlinale. An interview with Eli Beneš
Congratulations! Eli Beneš' debut „A Slight Loss of Loneliness“ in the prestigious „Books at Berlinale“ selection
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!
Czechia 2026 Travel Grants – Deadline March 31, 2026
Triple success for Czech authors around the world
Autumn had much more to offer than just the Frankfurt book fair: Czech literature was featured in a series of other events abroad!
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
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Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Miloš Doležal: 1945: Léto běsů (1945: Sommer der Dämonen)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin
reading
Gespräch und Lesung: Petr Borkovec, Lena Dorn und Sophia Marzolff
Borkovec Petr
Dorn Lena
Marzolff Sophia
Literaturhaus Oberpfalz, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
exhibition
LUSTR On Tour: Scratchy Lines, Missing Bubbles
Valoušek Chrudoš
Kukovičová Michaela
Lučanská Lucie
Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst
reading
Die Seele des Nebels - Gedichte aus Tschechien
Heuss Marit
Štičková Anna
Thill Hans
LBM: Indie-Bühne, Halle 5, G200
reading
Miřenka Čechová: Tote Schwäne tanzen nicht
Kulturzentrum LUISE, München
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
workshop
Schulworkshop Comics erzählen Migration
Bibliothek am Luisenbad, Berlin
reading
Markéta Pilátová: Hnízda (Nester)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, 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