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Frankfurt Book Fair
Guest of Honour 2026

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Guest of Honour

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    Czechia 2026, reading
  • CZ / DE
    • The Planet and the Long Term
    • Iljašenko Marie
      Tichý Lubomír
      Zahladko Iryna

    • Venue:
      Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
  • Poetry on the current polycrisis from many angles – not necessarily with a negative connotation: the waning Anthropocene, the breakdown of social structures in late capitalism, the search for post-religious religios...
    • Moderates: Dirk Hülstrunk
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    Czechia 2026, reading
  • CZ / DE
    • Decaying landscapes and dismal places: new ruralism in Czech fiction
    • Bolavá Anna
      Hájíček Jiří
      Klabouchová Petra

    • Venue:
      Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
  • Contemporary fiction has performed a significant shift away from the traditional image of the countryside as an essentially harmonious, even idyllic space. Rural or country environments are often viewed and depicted...
    • Moderates: Zuzana Jürgens
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    Czechia 2026, get together
    • Battle of the Illustrators: Czechia vs. Germany
    • Čupová Kateřina
      Frey Raimund
      Grubing Timo
      Kelbl Marita
      Nöldner Pascal
      Rutová Magdalena
      Soffer Podzimek Eliška

    • EN
    • Venue:
      Frankfurter Buchmesse - Global Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1
  • The Frankfurt Book Fair is again playing host to a Battle of the Illustrators! Czechia, the 2026 guest of honour, has entered four female illustrators against a German team. On large-format canvases, masterpiec...
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      reading
    • DE
    • Jaroslav Rudiš
      • Jaroslav Rudiš zu Gast beim LiteraturBahnhof im Haus des Buches
      • Rudiš Jaroslav

      • Venue:
        Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
    • Jaroslav Rudiš stellt seinen neuen Roman "Wo die Toten sprechen" (Luchterhand Literaturverlag 2026) im LiteraturBahnhof, Haus des Buches vor, Moderation: Hadwiga Fertsch-Röver. Im Anschluss: Signieren
      • Moderates: Hadwiga Fertsch-Röver
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      Czechia 2026, reading
    • CZ / DE
      • Illustrated stories about intergenerational living
      • Hášová Truhelková Lucie
        Stehlíková Olga
        Tachezy Andrea

      • Venue:
        Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
    • Mylene is an eleven-year-old who loves nature. Her naturalist mother teaches her to know and protect it. Mylene puts her learning and enthusiasm to good use when her mother must undergo a serious operation. Olga Ste...
      • German reading: Laura Richter
      • Moderates: Jana Krötzsch
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      Czechia 2026, reading
    • CZ / DE
      • Images of an uncertain future: literature and climate
      • Vlasáková Klára
        Zbořil Jonáš

      • Venue:
        Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
    • We used to look to the future to feed our fascination with visions of technological progress. These days, this fascination is supplemented with fear of developments marked by ecological, technological and social crisis. ...
      • German reading: Stephan Wolf-Schönburg
      • Moderates: Maximilien Mengeringhaus
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      Czechia 2026, debate
    • CZ / EN
      • A quarter-century of Czech comics
      • Jaromír 99
        Lomová Lucie

      • Venue:
        Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
    • Lucie Lomová and Jaromír 99 are widely regarded as living legends among the creators of Czech comic books. They are well known to comics fans in many European countries, and their creativity shows no sign of abating. So ...
      • Moderates: Kateřina Čopjaková
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      reading
    • DE
    • Iva Procházková
      • Lesung mit Iva Procházková
      • Procházková Iva

      • Venue:
        Deutsche Nationalbibliotek, Frankfurt am Main
    • Iva Procházková liest aus ihrem neuen Kinderbuch "Jojo, elf und ein Viertel". OPEN BOOKS KIDS | Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt
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        Czechia 2026, get together
      • EN / DE
        • Ahoj, Brno! Czechia’s second-largest city presents itself at the Frankfurt Book Fair
        • Kaprálová Dora
          Pelikánová Jana
          Pospíšilová Martina
          Siegl Kateřina

        • Venue:
          Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
      • Join us in Brno, Moravian metropolis and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic, presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair through literature, history and art. Dora Kaprálová, a leading Czech writer and native of ...
        • Moderates: Eric Marr
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        Czechia 2026, reading
      • CZ / DE
        • LiteraturBahnhof: Marek Torčík, Miroslav Hlaučo
        • Hlaučo Miroslav
          Torčík Marek

        • Venue:
          Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
      • Czech authors Marek Torčík and Miroslav Hlaučo present their latest German translations as part of the LiteraturBahnhof festival. Marek Torčík, Miroslav Hlaučo, moderation: Daniella Baumeister, reading Christoph Pütthoff
        • German reading: Christoph Pütthoff
        • Moderates: Daniella Baumeister
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        Czechia 2026, concert
      • CZ / EN / DE
        • Martina Trchová
        • Trchová Martina

        • Venue:
          Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
      • Martina Trchová is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and visual artist. Her music blends experimental folk, blues, indie pop and jazz. Her album 90 % štěstí was nominated for the Czech Anděl Music Award in 2025. She p...
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          Czechia 2026, book signing
          • About more than the text: Czech and Slovak writers today and political engagement
          • Hučko Tomáš
            Hůlová Petra
            Modrovich Maria

          • CZ / DE
          • Venue:
            Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
        • The governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been delivering on their manifestos to bring about significant change in cultural policy – in Slovakia from autumn 2023, in the Czech Republic from late 2025. The t...
          • Moderates: Mirko Kraetsch
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