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:
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, 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 Susanna
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 - Czech National Stand 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
Czechia 2026, debate
DILIA agency: Unheard voices from past and present
Barták Jan
Hamplová Kristina
Hlaučo Miroslav
Říhová Zuzana
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, reading
LiteraturBahnhof: Anna Beata Háblová, Kathrin Janka
Háblová Anna Beata
Janka Kathrin
Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
Czechia 2026, concert
Mário Bihári: Díky Zuzce Navarové
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Trollmama / Ausgewohnt / Spottschau
Internationales Theater, Frankfurt am Main
reading
Markéta Pilátová: Hnízda (Nester)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin
reading
Lesung: Klára Vlasáková "Die Kugel"
Sanitätshaus Kienzle, Bad Berleburg
reading
Jaroslav Rudiš: Wo die Toten sprechen / Die Kafka Band spielt Kafka
Ampere im Muffatwerk, München
reading
Klára Vlasáková liest im Siebter Himmel Concept Store
Siebter Himmel Concept Store, Köln
reading
Eli Beneš: Unmerklicher Verlust der Einsamkeit
Buchhandlung Lehmkuhl, München
reading
Ein literarischer Abend mit Iva Procházková
Samareiner Mostspitz, St. Marienkirchen an der Polsenz, Österreich
debate
Politische Macht versus Zivilgesellschaft - Am Beispiel Tschechien und Slowakei
Bellevue di Monaco, München
reading
Marek Torčík: Was die Zeit nicht nimmt
Literaturhaus München
reading
Alice Horáčková: Geteiltes Haus
Buchhandlung Lehmkuhl, München
News
Přeskočit novinky
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in June
Alena Wagnerová, who just celebrated her 90th birthday, is an essential figure in Czech literature
Miloš Doležal and Jakub Grec: Looking Back on Their Residency in Berlin
Photo Report: Czechia at the Erlangen Comic Salon
Dora Kaprálová and Eva Profousová are artists-in-residence at Villa Concordia in Bamberg
Photo Report: Iva Procházková and Marek Torčík at the literaTurm Festival
Our translators: Lena Dorn
Which literary works were selected for Book-to-Screen at KVIFF?
Our press conference in June: media coverage
The Czech book market: An interview with Martin Vopěnka
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