Czechia 2026, debate
How Czech literature is received in the Francophone world
Agullo Nadege
Meulemans David
Sirotchouk Tatiana
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
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 programCzechia 2026, lecture
AI in translation and publishing practice: new research by HumanAId and CEATL
Novajra Francesca
Pořízková Lenka
Šmejkalová Jiřina
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
The digital sovereignty of knowledge: the new role of libraries between big tech and social responsibility
Bonte Achim
Foltýn Tomáš
Scholze Frank
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Conditions for young translators and what the future holds
Briefjes Małgosia
Frankenberg Christina
Futoran Olha
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
It's All Czech to Me: Translating Contemporary Literature from Czechia
Kraetsch Mirko
Profousová Eva
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Zentrum Wort, Halle 5.0 / C115
Czechia 2026, debate
The roles of the translator: publisher, agent, organizer, activist
Miesenböck Julia
Räty Suzanna
Siska Veronika
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, lecture
PPF Foundation: Czech Talent on Its Way to the World / Meandering Through Prague / Jenseits von Prag
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
book signing
Signierstunde mit Jaroslav Rudiš
Buchhandlung Hugendubel, Frankfurt
Czechia 2026, debate
CEE Book Market Prague: Presentation & Coffee
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
The fragile ecosystems of literary magazines
Heller Jan M.
Luňáková Anna
Willingham Heike
The fragile ecosystems of literary magazines
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Prag-Berlin: Dichtung im Dialog | Internationaler Lyrik-Abend
Bondas Irina
Dunajcsik Mátyás
Luňáková Anna
Macl Ondřej
Mendlik Anna Julian
Miesenböck Julia
Semotamová Tereza
Wawracz Olga
Kolonnenstraße 26, Berlin
exhibition
More is Now! New Czech Architecture
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt am Main
exhibition
Ahóóóóój! Aktuelle tschechische Illustrationskunst für junges Publikum
Bibliothek am Wasserturm, Berlin
reading
Welcome, Czechia! (Das Blaue Sofa)
Welcome, Czechia! (Das Blaue Sofa)
screening
Gerta Schnirch: ARTE-FILMPREMIERE & GESPRÄCH mit Kateřina Tučková
Literaturhaus München
exhibition
I Married the Czech Language: Reiner Kunze and Czech Poetry
Vorplatz der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main
presentation
Kafka in der Buchkunst
Gutsch Herbert
Horne Corbeyran
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach am Main
exhibition
Garden Utopias – A Look at the Landscapes of the Future, with Works by Veronika Richterová, Jan Kamensky and malatsion
Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
exhibition
Anna Hulačová
SCHIRN Kunsthalle Frankfurt
reading
Lange Nacht der tschechischen Literatur
Denemarková Radka
Hlaučo Miroslav
Horáčková Alice
Kaprálová Dora
Nitra Nelly
Rudiš Jaroslav
Topol Jáchym
Wajda Jura
Literaturhaus Köln
News
Přeskočit novinky
Studio JinJan will bring a small rock city to the Frankfurt Book Fair. An interview with the architects
Our translators: Patrik Valouch
Put the fly swatters aside. Dora Kaprálová Brings “Mariborská hypnóza” to Frankfurt
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in July
Czechia’s Guest of Honour appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair will be accompanied by ten major exhibitions
Photo feature: The Czech Republic as Guest of Honour at texttage.nuernberg
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
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