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Andrej Kurkov

A prominent Ukrainian author and public intellectual. Before achieving literary fame, Kurkov worked as a journalist, prison warden, cameraman, and screenwriter. His works, characterized by black humour, have been translated into over forty languages and published in 65 countries. He won the prestigious French Prix Médicis in 2022 for Grey Bees and was nominated for the International Booker Prize in 2023. Since the beginning of the war, he remains in Ukraine and frequently comments on the situation there for the European and American media. His book Grey Bees is available in Czech, published by Paseka (Šedé včely, translated by Libor Dvořák).
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 Andrej Kurkov

Guest program

Literature at the Castle special: Books against Enslavement

Book World Prague 2025

19:00 - 20:30

Svět knihy, Nakladatelství Paseka, Luxor / Euromedia Group, Správa pražského hradu - Kultura na Hradě

Czech, Russian

Saša Filipenko and Andrej Kurkov examine political repression, censorship, and the impact of war on society. Through historical and literary insights, they...

Saturday, 17. 5. 2025

Andrej Kurkov: Engaging Storytelling

Book World Prague 2025

13:00 - 13:50

Svět knihy, Nakladatelství Paseka

Czech, Ukrainian

A meeting with Andrej Kurkov, the renowned Ukrainian writer, offers deep insights into his literary world, political views, and reflections on Ukraine’s past and...

Sunday, 18. 5. 2025

Andrej Kurkov - autogramiáda

Book World Prague 2025

14:00 - 14:50

Svět knihy, Nakladatelství Paseka

Andrej Kurkov will sign his novel "Grey Bees" published by Paseka in a translation of Libor Dvořák.

Sunday, 18. 5. 2025