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Tschechische Literaturverfilmungen. Gastland der Buchmesse
Kino des DFF, Frankfurt
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.
Programme
Guest of Honour
Přeskočit programreading
Servus & Ahoj München
Beneš Eli
Denemarková Radka
Horáčková Alice
Torčík Marek
Adalbert Stifter Verein, München
book signing
Meet & Greet: Magdaléna Platzová und Kathrin Janka
Stand des BALAENA Verlags im Bereich SCHÖNE BÜCHER NETZWERK / Halle 3.0 B60
Czechia 2026, debate
What Does Literature from the Margins Bring? Stories of Czech and Slovak Roma from the Second World War to the Present
Banga Patrik
Ryvolová Karolína
Tučková Kateřina
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
POEŽIJE, or Spirits in the Mist: new poetry from Czechia
Lisa Martina
Miesenböck Julia
Pusch Daniela
Thill Hans
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Reading as a national discipline: how to promote reading, and why we need to read in depth today
Kovač Mihael
Vopěnka Martin
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
The Czech-German Future Fund presents: ‘Grenzgänger’ – cultural commuters tell their stories of Czech-German inspiration
Becker Martin
Rudiš Jaroslav
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Global Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1
Czechia 2026, live painting
Live Drawing: A Girl on the Shore, with Štěpánka Jislová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
Czechia 2026, concert
Martina Trchová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Struwwelpeter Museum: Lucie Hášová Truhelková
Struwwelpeter Museum, Frankfurt
News
Přeskočit novinky
Photo Report: Wednesday, October 7, at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Photo report: the grand opening of the Czech national stand
Photo Report: Opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Timelapse: The Making of the Czechia 2026 Pavilion
Frankfurt commemorates Václav Havel with a new bench
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in September
Literature and film complement and enrich each other. Check out our film program
Photo report from the exhibition ‘Garden Utopias: A Look at the Landscapes of the Future’
Photo Report from the Exhibition “I Married the Czech Language: Reiner Kunze and Czech Poetry”
Six days of live drawing in the Guest of Honour Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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