Hana Andronikova (9 September 1967 – 20 December 2011) was a

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writer. Andronikova was born in

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. After attending high school in Zlín, she studied English and

at the

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of the

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. Both her novels, '' Zvuk slunečních hodin'' and ''Nebe nemá dno'', were awarded the

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in 2002 and 2011 (different categories). She also wrote short stories and dramas. She died of cancer.

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Hana Andronikova's profile in the online ''Lexicon of Czech Literature after 1945''

Author profile in English on czechlit.cz
1967 births 2011 deaths Czech women writers Writers from Zlín Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic International Writing Program alumni Charles University alumni {{CzechRepublic-writer-stub

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