The Czech Library
Leafing Through The Czech Soul
It is not easy for the writers of good literature in a small country to gain international recognition. We invite you to discover Czech literature beyond Kafka and Kundera. Every year, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt (DVA) has published four volumes of poetry, plays, essays and philosophical writing, in which well-known experts and first-class translators lead readers on a literary discovery tour. The Presidents of the Czech Republic and Federal Republic of Germany are patrons of this ambitious project. In 2007, the Czech Library was “closed” with a total of 33 volumes. To mark the project’s end, all involved were invited to a reception with German Federal President Horst Köhler and an event at the Czech Embassy on August 24, 2007.
It is not easy for the writers of good literature in a small country to gain international recognition. We invite you to discover Czech literature beyond Kafka and Kundera. Every year, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt (DVA) has published four volumes of poetry, plays, essays and philosophical writing, in which well-known experts and first-class translators lead readers on a literary discovery tour. The Presidents of the Czech Republic and Federal Republic of Germany are patrons of this ambitious project. In 2007, the Czech Library was “closed” with a total of 33 volumes. To mark the project’s end, all involved were invited to a reception with German Federal President Horst Köhler and an event at the Czech Embassy on August 24, 2007.
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Contact at the Foundation
Sabrina Leyrer
Phone: +49 (0)711 46084 974
Phone: +49 (0)711 46084 974
Pictures from the Closing of the Czech Library
Photograph: Marc Darchinger
Photograph: Marc Darchinger
Federal President Horst Köhler and Eckhard Thiele: Award of the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany
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