Czechia

Frankfurt Book Fair
Guest of Honour 2026

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Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in July

As the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Czechia and its literature are in the spotlight of the German-language media throughout the year. Here, we would like to present a selection of articles on Czech literature that have been published recently.

Tagesschau.de, Börsenblatt, MDR Kultur, Sächsische Zeitung, Alles Lausitz and Die Sachsen News reported on Jaroslav Rudiš’s win of the Internationaler Brückepreis der Europastadt Görlitz/Zgorzelec.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung featured Alice Horáčková’s “Geteiltes Haus” as one of the best novels of the fall.

Börsenblatt highlighted various “great titles from the Czech Republic.”

Miroslav Hlaučo’s “Pfingsten” was reviewed in Neue Zürcher Zeitung and in Die Presse.

SR Kultur aired an interview with author Alena Wagnerová.

Petr Hruška’s poetry collection “Und ich sah mein Gesicht” was discussed by SWR Kultur.

Petr Sestak’s “Ausgebrannt” was featured on Superfly FM.

Nürnberger Nachrichten and Curt Magazin reported on texttage.nuernberg, with the Czech Republic as the Guest of Honour.

In Der Standard, German author Tex Rubinowitz writes about his writing residency in the Czech town of Mikulov.

The Frankfurt Book Fair and its Guest of Honor, the Czech Republic, are also in the spotlight of the local press: Hertener Allgemeine Zeitung, Marler Zeitung, Dattelner Morgenpost, Waltroper Zeitung, Bocholter Borkener Volksblatt, Stimberg-Zeitung, Dorstener Zeitung, Hellweger Anzeiger, Münsterland Zeitung, Ruhr Nachrichten, Recklinghäuser Zeitung and Halterner Zeitung all reported on what visitors can expect.