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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The decision has been made. Here is the list of authors attending the Frankfurt Book Fair
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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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
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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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Michal Ajvaz und Lukáš Cabala. Lesung und Gespräch
Ajvaz Michal
Bose Stefanie
Cabala Lukáš
Hošová Lenka
Lindgens Elna
Buchhandlung Kubula, München
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Deutsch-tschechische Familiengeschichten mit Markéta Pilátová
Institut für Slavische Philologie an der LMU München
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Markéta Pilátová: Hnízda (Nester)
Universitätsbibliothek der LMU, München
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Radka Denemarková: Schokoladenblut
Einstein 28, München
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Lyrikabend mit Marie Iljašenko und Julia Miesenböck
Salzhof Freistadt, Österreich
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