Magdalena Platzová's book „Leben nach Kafka“, translated into German by Kathrin Janka and published by Balaena Verlag, has won the Bavarian Independent Book Award 2025 in the fiction category. The award is presented by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. The jury praised the book, which follows the life of Felice Bauer after the end of her relationship with Franz Kafka, saying that "the author has succeeded with great empathy and narrative brilliance in bringing this hitherto neglected personality out of Kafka's shadow."
The New York Public Library selected Štěpánka Jislová's book „Heartcore“ for its list of the 50 best comics of 2025. The author thus joins the ranks of world stars such as Jeff Lemire and Mariko Tamaki. In addition, Jaroslav Rudiš will be the first Czech author to receive the German-Polish Krkonoše Prize for Literature, awarded by the Association for the Preservation of Silesian Art and Culture under the auspices of Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer.
Congratulations!
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