Gospodinov, Kurkov, Saisio a Sam Holland přijedou na třicátý Svět knihy Praha. Čestného hosta Portugalsko zastoupí uznávaná Jorge či ironik Zink
Třicátý mezinárodní knižní veletrh a literární festival Svět knihy Praha přivítá opět řadu významných autorů. K nepřehlédnutelným jménům světové literatury patří první bulharský nositel Mezinárodní Bookerovy ceny Georgi Gospodinov, ceněný ukrajinský spisovatel a intelektuál Andrej Kurkov, eklektická finská autorka Pirkko Saisio a americká mistryně thrilleru Sam Holland. Gospodinov a Saisio rovněž dokládají výrazné propojení Světa knihy Praha s letošními nominacemi cen Magnesia Litera. Příběhy plné emocí a jedinečný pohled na svět zpoza oceánu přinesou zástupci Portugalska, čestného hosta jubilejního ročníku. Představí se osm výrazných literárních osobností napříč žánry. Mezi nimi uznávaná Lídia Jorge, mistrně reflektující společenské proměny, ironický vypravěč Rui Zink, básník João Luís Barreto Guimarães či vyhledávaná autorka literatury pro děti Ana Madalena Matoso. Prezentaci zahraničních spisovatelů doplní třináct literárních talentů ze shortlistu Ceny Evropské unie za literaturu, jejíž vyhlášení patří k mimořádným událostem letošního programu. Samozřejmě nebude chybět ani plejáda českých autorů a autorek. Svět knihy Praha 2025, který jako motto provází citát portugalského spisovatele Ricarda Reise: „30! Energie mládí – moudrost knih", se uskuteční od 15. do 18. května na Výstavišti Praha v Holešovicích.
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Book World Prague 2025 will introduce Portuguese culture and host the award ceremony of the prestigious EU Prize for Literature. The motto of this edition, “30! Energy of the Youth – Wisdom of Books”, illustrates how the International Book Fair and Literary Festival perceives this jubilee: as an opportunity to reminisce about its rich history and at the same time, and above all, to focus on the future. The theme highlights the dialogue between the creativity of young authors and the timeless wisdom that can be found in literature. The motto borrowed from the quote by Portuguese writer Ricardo Reis also hints at this year’s Guest of Honour which is Portugal. Czech readers will learn about the culture, language and literary innovations of this country through both classical and contemporary works. The selected literary stars will also bring to Prague the countries represented in the EU Prize for Literature, the award ceremony of which will be one of the highlights of Book World Prague this year. The 30th edition of the festival will be held from 15 to 18 May at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice. The jubilee edition will present a new hall housing Kája Saudek Stage, dedicated to comic books, but also to young adult literature, sci-fi and fantasy.
The motto of the 30th Book World Prague is a quote by Portuguese writer Ricardo Reis: “30! Energy of the Youth – Wisdom of Books”. It combines the energetic and challenging nature of youth with timeless knowledge that can be found in literature. “Thirty years is the age of one generation, and the festival has matured to fulfil its role as a bridge-builder and to bring the new generation to the level of their predecessors. The festival forms a bridge between the energy of the youth and the wisdom of books,” said Guillaume Basset, Dramaturg of the festival, commenting on the choice of the motto.
The programme will focus on the role of literature in empowering young voices, featuring authors born in the three decades during which Book World Prague has been held. The fair will also focus on timeless works and their overlap to the present or on intergenerational transmission, where the writers of the older generation become mentors to the younger ones.
The Guest of Honour of the 30th Book World Prague will be Portugal, a country with a rich history of storytelling, represented by iconic writers such as Luís de Camões, Fernando Pessoa and José Saramago, as well as by contemporary authors who form the international literary scene. The Czech audience will have a unique opportunity to get to know Portuguese authors, translators and publishers in greater depth, and the programme will showcase Portuguese literary diversity in poetry, prose and children’s literature.
Book World Prague regularly hosts award ceremonies. A highlight of this edition will be the award ceremony presenting the European Union Prize for Literature. “Among the various programmes we are preparing, we are particularly honoured to have reached the stage when we can host the EUPL award ceremony,” commented on the highlight of this edition of the festival Guillaume Basset. This prestigious prize, awarded by the Federation of European Publishers, will be presented in the presence of the EU Commissioner for Culture. On that occasion, Book World Prague will introduce rising literary stars from fourteen European countries as well.
Traditionally, the festival will also host the award ceremony of the Jiří Theiner Award which is awarded to those fighting for freedom of speech in literature. This year the award will go to currently imprisoned Algerian author Boualem Sansal.
Another traditional and important part of the festival is the programme dedicated to literature for children and youth or young adult literature. “We care about young readers very much and we prepare programmes for them with other partners very carefully. This year, we additionally want to focus on teachers for whom there will be an entire special programme section. We want to offer them activities they can use to enrich their classes, often incorporating new technologies used (and overused) by the new generation, such as artificial intelligence, comics or videos,” added Radovan Auer, Director of Book World Prague.
Young adult literature will be presented in a brand-new hall. Apart from that this hall will also feature comic books or sci-fi and fantasy literature. The new premises house Kája Saudek Stage. “We have responded to the request to create a unique space for the presentation of literature of these genres and we were happy to establish a stage named after the great comic book author Kája Saudek, whose ninetieth anniversary will be celebrated just before the opening of the festival,” explains the reason for the establishment of the new hall and stage Radovan Auer.
The visitors can look forward to a vast array of literary production from 15 to 18 May at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Holešovice where Book World Prague will take place. The fair also continues to attract a great deal of interest from publishers to present their books there. Tickets are available at Book World Prague website.
Contact for media: Pavla Umlaufová, pavla.umlaufova@piaristi.cz, +420 723 901 326, Jana Chalupová, jana.chalupova@svetknihy.cz, +420 603 439 943.
Read about the most interesting events from 29th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague.
The Competition for the Best Exposition at the 29th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 2024 has its winners and prize winners.
The 29th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague held at the Prague Exhibition Grounds from Thursday 23 May to Sunday 26 May attracted about 60,000 young as well as adult readers. The most popular authors were, as expected, the married couple Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril and Irish novelist John Boyne. The visitors also loved Berlin storyteller Olivia Wenzel, German writer Lin Rina, Russian-writing writer of Armenian origin Narine Abgaryan, cartoonist and illustrator Nicolas Mahler, German novelist Bernhard Schlink, French comic author Alexis Nolent aka Matz, or one of the greatest contemporary Swiss writers Peter Stamm. Czech writers did amazing, too, especially Karin Lednická, Radka Denemarková, Bianca Bellová, poet Petr Borkovec, sci-fi writer Ondřej Neff and the winner of this year’s Magnesia Litera Award Alena Machoninová. The Jiří Theiner Award was awarded remotely to Elif Şhafak. Just like last year, young readers had a lot of fun at the section dedicated specifically to them. The topic of Literature as the Voice of Freedom resonated again with the current social and political situation in the world, as did the programme of Ukrainian literature, which continues to help Ukrainian refugees maintain contact with their language and literature. The upcoming 30th edition will take place at the Prague Exhibition Grounds from 15 to 18 May 2025. Next year’s guest of honour will be Portugal.
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Our book industry is currently experiencing the biggest book celebration of the year, enjoying the extremely positive and energizing atmosphere of Book World Prague. Nevertheless, and for the very same reasons, please pay attention to the following lines.
The heart of Ukrainian book and printing industry is the city of Kharkov, in the east of the country. On Thursday, the very first day of Book World Prague, a targeted missile attack occurred on the Faktor-Druk book printing plant, one of the largest in Europe, affiliated with the Vivat publishing house. This structure produces a large number of textbooks and children's books. Production lines were destroyed, seven employees of the printing plant were killed and dozens were injured.
Please read more in the attached letter.
We have an important announcement regarding the Book World Pilsen 2024. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to organize it this year due to the reconstruction of the DEPO2015 venue, which coincides with our event. We apologize for informing you only now, but we were still hoping to find a solution. As we would not like to change the established venue, we hope to see you again in the newly renovated space in 2025.
However, we do know the dates of the next two editions of Book World Prague, which we are pleased to share with you:
We are looking forward working together again.
The team Svět knihy.
The programme is prepared by the Goethe-Institut Czech Republic, the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague and the Swiss Embassy in the Czech Republic. Das Buch presents contemporary literature from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in its entirety: from fiction and children's literature to philosophy, comics, slam poetry and zines. Their work, often in new Czech translations, will be presented by first-class authors, including the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature winner Michael Stavarič, the latest winner of the German Book Prize Tonio Schachinger, and one of the greatest Swiss writers Peter Stamm, who is returning to the Book World Prague. Bestselling author Judith Hermann will be coming from Germany, as well as Kafka's most important biographer Reiner Stach. Franz Kafka's legacy as a link between the German language and Prague also features strongly in the programme of the 29th edition, which falls in the year of the centenary of Kafka's death. In addition, the motto of Book World Prague is a Kafka quote: "A book must be an axe for the frozen sea within us." Das Buch brings together themes related to philosophy, inclusion in its various forms and children's literature. A rich literary programme and book offer will attract literature lovers to the Prague Exhibition Grounds from 23 to 26 May.
More information can be found in the attached press release.
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You are all invited to the International Book Fair and Literary Festiva Book World Prague which will be held from 23rd to 26th May at the Prague Exhibition Grounds.
The programme of the 29th edition reflects the centenary of the death of Franz Kafka. Which is why this year’s guest of honour is the traditional festival project of Das Buch entitled for the 2024 edition as Das Buch – German-Language Literature.
It will present authors and speakers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The programme commemorating Kafka’s anniversary will feature his work and the sources of inspiration it provided. The legacy of the Prague-based writer who wrote in German is also reflected in the visuals by the graphic studio of Pavel Fuksa, as well as in the motto of this year’s edition, which is Kafka’s quote: “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us”.
The name of Franz Kafka, as well as the names of other important Czech writers such as Jaroslav Seifert and Karel Čapek, were also used to rename the festival halls. Apart from the literature of German-speaking countries, the festival will continue with its programme supporting young readers as well as the well-established section entitled Literature as the Voice of Freedom which provides space for those who cannot speak freely.
More information is available in the press release.
For more information visit our press centre: https://bit.ly/presscentrumsvetknihy24
If you have any questions or would like to interview Director Radovan Auer or Dramaturg Guillaume Basset, please contact:
Pavla Umlaufová
e: pavla.umlaufova@piaristi.cz
t: +420 723 901 326
Around five dozen exhibiting publishing houses will present their publishing activities from the first half of the year as well as their currently published titles. The programme of the festival is mixed in such a way as to interest both mainstream readers and the public or young readers coming with teachers or parents. This year's dramaturgy will focus, among other things, on the topic "Authors Without Borders", which are crossed physically and mentally. The premiere of the project Gallery of New Titles will provide visitors with a broader overview of book production for the autumn and Christmas market 2023. The DEPO2015 area will be open for the book fair and literary festival visitors from 8:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Details of the programme can be found in the attached PRESS RELEASE and on our websites.
You can download the PROGRAMME CATALOGUE, print-quality photos and graphics at the press center.
If you have any questions, please contact Jana Chalupová, jana.chalupova@svetknihy.cz, +420 603 439 943.
The Book World team is currently preparing the 4th edition of the international book fair and literary festival - Book World Pilsen 2023. It will fill the DEPO2015 spaces on September 22 and 23. Around six dozen exhibiting publishing houses will present their publishing activities of the first half of the year as well as their recently published titles. The festival program is intended for both the lay or professional audience and young readers coming with their teachers or parents.
Renowned and young domestic authors will appear in the literary festival. This year's dramaturgy will focus, among other things, on the theme "Authors without borders", where borders are being overcrossed not only between countries, but also in the minds and work of authors and each of us. The premiere of the New Titles Gallery will provide visitors with an overview of just released book production for the autumn and Christmas market.
The International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague returned to the Prague Exhibition Ground in Holešovice from 11 to 14 May 2023 and was unique especially in terms of its theme. The concept of “Authors Without Borders” emphasized all authors transgressing notional borders and even exceeded the attendance expectations. Over the course of four days, Book World Prague drew almost 60 thousand readers. The festival featured Russian literary provocateur Vladimir Sorokin, Ukrainian literary star Serhiy Zhadan and German crime writer Volker Kutscher. The most popular Czech authors voted by visitors were Alena Mornštajnová, Kateřina Tučková and Michael Žantovský. The Jiří Theiner Award went to Iranian women and men fighting against oppression. Book World Prague presented the new Central and East European Book Market project, the Growing with a Book section dedicated to young readers proved its popularity again and the festival did not ease up on its support for Ukraine and helping Ukrainian refugees maintain contact with their language and literature. Visitors to Book World Prague 2023 were able to find hundreds of exhibitors in all the newly reconstructed Křižík pavilions while the programme part took place at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in tents. The 29th edition will take place on 23–26 May 2024 and will focus on literature by German-speaking authors.
* PRINT-QUALITY PHOTOS from all programmes can be downloaded after their viewing at: https://bit.ly/foto-SKP2023
* Please, credit the photos when using them as: ARCHIV SVĚT KNIHY PRAHA 2023. (BOOK WORLD PRAGUE 2023 ARCHIVE)
* ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS are provided by our Press Centre at: https://bit.ly/presscentrumsvetknihy2023
As a valuable source of information about the program, dramaturgy and course of the last years of the literary festival and book fair Book World Prague, download the pdf programs, final media prints or press releases.
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