The seventy-sixth edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), the largest book fair all over the world, will physically take place this year from 16 to 20 October 2024. The Czech Republic will not be absent from the fair.
The Czech national stand includes a presentation of Czech literature and Czech book culture, prepared on behalf of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic by the Moravian Library in Brno. It acquaints you with the current form and themes of Czech literature through a selection from current book production that has received awards in literary competitions (for example, Magnesia litera, Zlatá stuha). You can see publications from the Most Beautiful Czech Books collection, which received awards in a competition organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Museum of Czech Literature. The exhibition features new books of contemporary Czech prose, poetry, comics and literature for children and youth, as well as new translations supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and books from Milan Kundera’s Library.
At the same time, the national stand offers the current production of some important Czech publishers. Exhibitors will present specialist and popular science books, scientific monographs, encyclopedias, language publications, textbooks, books on art and architecture, children's literature, fiction, science fiction, fantasy books and poetry.
Smrt staré Maši
"The Death of old Masha"
(Der Tod der alten Jungfrau, Karl Rauch 2023, translated by Lena Dorn)
Saturday 19. 10. 16:00
Haus des Buches
Braubachstraße 16
60311 Frankfurt/Main
Gay in Central Europe
interview with Martin Krafl
Saturday 19. 10. 11:00
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D76
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Sebrat klacek
"To pick up a stick"
(Den Stock aufheben, Edition Korrespondenzen 2024, translated by Lena Dorn)
Friday 18. 10. 19:30
bookstore Weltenleser
Oeder Weg 40 60318 Frankfurt/Main
Saturday 19. 10. 13:00
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D76
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Spatřil jsem svou tvář
(I Caught Sight of My Face, Kulturalis 2024, translated by Joshua Mensch)
Friday 18. 10. 14:00
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D76
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The translator as a literary professional
A debate between two translators about the role of translators and the experiences they gained during their participation in the European CELA project.
Thursday 17. 10. 16:00
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D76
The Novel and Europe
Why are Milan Kundera's novels still successful all over the world today? What does the European novel look like today? Does it carry strong social content? And is it also read as such?
Friday 18. 10. 13:00
Frankfurt Pavilion
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Children's Books from Czechia: from past to present
Debate on Czech and Czechoslovak literature for children and youth.
Friday 18. 10. 10:00
International Stage
The largest and oldest comics publishing house in the Czech Republic presents the work of local comics creators!
Čáslavská 15, 130 00 Prague 3
sera@crew.cz
Bourdon Publishing House publishes prestigious Czech and translated literature. Its core authors include the best-selling Czech writer Patrik Hartl and writers Simona Votyová and Kateřina Chalupníková. In addition to novels, it also publishes high-quality non-fiction books, among the Czech ones particularly those written by the Americanist Tomáš Klvaňa or the journalist Pavel Šafr.
Na Perštýně 1, 110 00 Prague 1
kalenda@bourdoncz.cz
Baobab, an alternative publisher of children's illustrated books, is dedicated to publishing original texts and interesting translations. In their artistic elaboration, he collaborates with the upcoming generation of artists.
Plavecká 14, 128 00 Prague 2
bara@baobab-books.net
Euromedia Group (founded in 1991) is one of the largest companies operating in the Czech book market. It publishes over 700 new titles per year in a wide range of genres in various imprints, including an imprint for audiobooks. EMG also owns the largest book distribution network in the Czech Republic, supplying the booksellers, bookselling networks and e-shops with the production of the majority of Czech publishers. In addition, it has a chain of bookstores (Luxor) and a subscribers book club (Knižní klub).
Nádražní 762/32, 150 00 Prague 5
diestlerova.petra@euromedia.cz
Grada Publishing is the most prominent Czech publishing house in non-fiction. Since 2015 GRADA has also been focusing on fiction with the new imprint COSMOPOLIS to publish important foreign titles and the best contemporary Czech literature. In 2015 GRADA introduced BAMBOOK for children’s literature and ALFERIA for alternative schools of philosophy, lifestyle and self-help. In 2018, Grada acquired METAFORA which brings together fiction, biographies, hobby and body-mind-spirit. Now, GRADA is one of the three biggest publishers in the country with more than 400 new titles/year.
U Průhonu 22, 177 00 Prague 7
a.koci@grada.cz
The publishing house, printing house and bookstore under the roof of the second oldest Czech university has been focusing on academic publications and popular science literature since 1991. It also popularizes science and participates in the third role of the university. It publishes specialist monographs, medical publications, textbooks and book projects in the fields of history, art and photography. It cooperates with various cultural institutions and both Czech and foreign authors.
Biskupské náměstí 1, 779 00 Olomouc
tomas.franta@upol.cz
Host is one of the largest independent publishing houses in the Czech Republic, established nearly 30 years ago. Host currently publishes about 150 titles annually, in genres including general fiction, SF and fantasy, crime fiction, thrillers, children’s literature, popular science, specialist literature, poetry. Host Czech authors are among the top performers in the Czech Republic – in terms of copies sold, awards won, reception by critics and readers alike, and a number of translations.
Radlas 5, 602 00 Brno
blatna@hostbrno.cz
INFOA is a wholly independent publishing house based in the Czech Republic, which is dedicated to producing quality language and children’s materials. Founded in 1992, the company has enjoyed steady, rapid growth and currently has a list of over 2000 titles. INFOA language titles cater for both adult learners and children, at a wide range of levels and languages. In addition INFOA's list includes children's board books, activity books, guides and colouring books for children as well as adults.
Nová 141, 789 72 Dubicko
infoa@infoa.cz
Karolinum Press, part of Charles University, publishes scholarly monographs, journals, and textbooks. Our independent series present prestigious publications on the history and art history, language textbooks, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary series, including translations of foreign books focusing on literary science, history of culture, linguistics, and philosophy. Our special projects include books on Prague and Modern Czech Classics, particularly foreign languages translations.
Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36 Prague 1
vit.krobot@ruk.cuni.cz
Lingea s.r.o. has been developing language applications and creating its own language titles since 1997 as a software company, publishing house and a translation agency. We operate in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia. Our range contains over 500 printed titles. We are also a leading supplier of language technologies and a partner of renowned world publishers such as HarperCollins Publishers, Pearson Education, Oxford University Press and others. Our applications are used by customers in Europe, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, China and Korea.
Palackého třída 35, 612 00 Brno
istvan@lingea.hu
Masaryk University Press is one of the largest academic publishers in the Czech Republic. We publish over 300 books as well as more than 50 scientific journals annually. We specialize in scientific and professional literature, from purely academic to popular science non-fiction books. All manuscripts submitted for publication are reviewed thoroughly.
Rybkova 19, 602 00 Brno
vysoudilova@press.muni.cz
The Publishing Department is a special-purpose facility administering National Gallery Prague’s publishing activity in close cooperation with art historians, curators, lecturers, collections, and the Gallery’s library. The department’s expert output is determined by its specialist focus. Apart from traditional printed matter - exhibition catalogues, collection inventories, guides, professional journals, conference proceedings, artist monographs - we also publish specialist books about art and related fields (art theory and philosophy, museology, art history archives, etc.), books introducing the Gallery’s collections, and children’s books.
Staroměstské náměstí 12, 110 15 Prague 1
aneta.cernovska@ngprague.cz
Labyrint publishing focuses on art books, fiction and comics. The sublabel Raketa is dedicated to children's books. Labyrint also publishes Raketa, an original children's magazine.
Dittrichova 5, 120 00 Prague 2
petra@labyrint.net
Company founded by the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers. Its main activity is the organisation of the annual Book World Prague Fair, the promotion of books and literature and export of Czech books.
Fügnerovo náměstí 1808/3, 120 00 Prague 2
radovan.auer@svetknihy.cz
Prague City Gallery (GHMP) publishes catalogs for exhibitions, monographs of important artists and publications presenting its exhibition spaces in architecturally interesting buildings. The books are dedicated not only to experts but also to the wider public, including children and teenagers.
Staroměstské náměstí 605/13, 110 00 Prague 1
kristyna.cerna@ghmp.cz
Petrkov publishing house mainly publishes children's literature and poetry. Pavel Čech belongs to the main authors.
Havlíčkovo náměstí 180, 580 01 Havlíčkův Brod
peternovotny@centrum.cz
SLOVART Publishing Prague was founded in Czechia in 1994 as a sister company of SLOVART Publishing in Slovakia. We started out by publishing illustrated books but, over the years, we have expanded our range to fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. We have been selling co-editions and licenses to our books internationally since the early 1990s, for example to Poland, Germany, France or China.
Oderská 333/5, 196 00 Prague 9
fitzekova@slovart.sk
YA čtu publishing house was established in 2021. We were born out of an Instagram project focusing on young adult and new adult books that brought together readers, authors, editors and illustrators in Czechia. As a small and independent publishing house, we only produce a few books a year, with the aim of making each one as perfect as possible. Our dream is to see our books in bookstores all over the world. YA čtu in Czech is pronounced as "já čtu", which means "I read".
Miloše Havla 1246/3, 152 00 Prague 5
macakovmi@yactu.cz
The exhibition catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair can be downloaded here.
Participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair dates back to 2017. You can also take a brief look at previous years.
