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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Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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„Und ich sah mein Gesicht“ – Neue Lyrik aus Tschechien mit Petr Hruška
Galerie Be Poet Offspace, Frankfurt
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Alice Horáčková liest in Frankfurt
Buchhandlung Hugendubel, Frankfurt
theater
Trollmama / Ausgewohnt / Spottschau
Internationales Theater, Frankfurt am Main
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Markéta Pilátová: Hnízda (Nester)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin
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Jaroslav Rudiš: Wo die Toten sprechen / Die Kafka Band spielt Kafka
Ampere im Muffatwerk, München
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Eli Beneš: Unmerklicher Verlust der Einsamkeit
Buchhandlung Lehmkuhl, München
debate
Politische Macht versus Zivilgesellschaft - Am Beispiel Tschechien und Slowakei
Bellevue di Monaco, München
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Marek Torčík: Was die Zeit nicht nimmt
Literaturhaus München
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Alice Horáčková: Geteiltes Haus
Buchhandlung Lehmkuhl, München
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Deutsch-tschechische Familiengeschichten mit Markéta Pilátová
Institut für Slavische Philologie an der LMU München
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