Magnesia Litera is an annual

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held in the

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since 2002. The prize covers all literary genres in eight genre categories:

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(since 2004),

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(since 2007),

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, publishing achievement, book debut, and the main prize – one of the genre nominee is named the "Czech Book of the Year". The prize is awarded by an independent association Litera which associates members of all Czech literary or book-market organizations:

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, Association of Booksellers and Publishers, Czech Centre of International PEN, Czech section of IBBY, Society of Czech Writers, Czech Translators' Guild.

Books of the Year

* 2022 – : ''Gott: Československý příběh'' ('' Gott: Czechoslovak Story'') (non-fiction) * 2021 – Martin Hilský: ''Shakespearova Anglie'' (''Shakespeare's England'') (non-fiction) * 2020 – : ''Jan Žižka: Život a doba husitského válečníka'' (''

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha ( en, John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general – a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful milit ...

: The Life and Times of a Hussite Warrior'') (non-fiction) * 2019 –

Radka Denemarková Radka Denemarková (born 14 March 1968 in Kutná Hora) is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One ...

: ''Hodiny z olova'' * 2018 – Erik Tabery: ''Opuštěná společnost. Česká cesta od Masaryka po Babiše'' (''Abandoned Society: The Czech Journey from Masaryk to Babiš'') (non-fiction) * 2017 – Bianca Bellová: ''Jezero'' * 2016 –

Daniela Hodrová Daniela Hodrová (born 5 July 1946) is a Czech writer and literary scholar. Biography Hodrová was born in Prague on 5 July 1946. She did postgraduate studies in French and comparative literature. In 1972–75, she worked as an editor of Slavoni ...

: ''Točité věty'' * 2015 – : ''Básník. Román o Ivanu Blatném'' * 2014 – : ''Průvodce protektorátní Prahou'' (''Guide to the Protectorate Prague'') (non-fiction) * 2013 –

Jiří Hájíček Jiří Hájíček (born 11 September 1967 in České Budějovice) is a contemporary South Bohemian Czech writer. He started writing poetry in the 1980s in a youth poetry programme hosted by Mirek Kovářík. He won the 2006 Magnesia Litera prize ...

: ''Rybí krev'' (''Fish Blood'') * 2012 – Michal Ajvaz: ''Lucemburská zahrada'' (''Luxembourg Garden'') * 2011 – Jan Balabán: ''Zeptej se táty'' (''Ask Dad'') * 2010 – Petra Soukupová: ''Zmizet'' (''To Disappear'') * 2009 – Bohumila Grögerová: ''Rukopis'' (''The Manuscript'') * 2008 – : ''Záhádky'' * 2007 – : ''Simion Liftnicul'' (translated from Romanian by Jiří Našinec) * 2006 – : ''Bohemia'' * 2005 – Jan Novák: ''Zatím dobrý'' (''So Far So Good'') * 2004 – : ''Labyrintem revoluce'' (''Through the Labyrinth of Velvet Revolution'') (non-fiction) * 2003 – : ''Příběhy z dlouhého století – Architektura let 1750–1918 na Moravě a ve Slezsku'' (''Stories from the Long Century: Moravian and Silesian Architecture 1790–1918'') (non-fiction) * 2002 – : ''Böhmische Dörfer'' (publishing achievement by Triada Publishing)

External links

www.magnesia-litera.cz
Czech literary awards Awards established in 2002 2002 establishments in the Czech Republic {{Lit-award-stub

Books of the Year

See also

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