I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate o…
John Lanchester is the author of five novels, including the best-selling The Debt to Pleasure and Capital. His books have won the Hawthornden Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the E. M. Fors…
His novel Measuring the World (German: Die Vermessung der Welt) was translated into more than forty languages. Awards his work has received include the Cand…
The musician, actor and writer Heinz Strunk (legal name Mathias Halfpape) was born in Hamburg in 1962. His memoir "Meat is my Veg" has sold half a million copies. It has since been adapted into a priz…
Rebecca Makkai is the author of 2023's New York Times bestselling I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, as well as the novels THE GREAT BELIEVERS, THE BORROWER and THE HUNDRED-YEAR HOUSE, and the collection …
Patrik Hartl je uměleckým šéfem pražského divadla Studio DVA. Vystudoval filmovou a televizní režii na pražské FAMU. V divadle režíroval řadu divácky velmi úspěšných inscenací (Otevřené manželství, Ca…
Oliver Lovrenski (b. 2003) grew up in Norway and has a Croatian background. His literary debut, Back in the Day, is an intense, poetic and raw coming-of-age novel from contemporary city life.
Miroslav Hlaučo (1967) vystudoval klinickou farmacii v Bratislavě, po ní také režii na DAMU a filmovou vědu na Filozofické fakultě v Praze. Po krátkém období, ve kterém se živil uměním, pracuje už řad…
Manik Sarkar (Groningen, 1973) is literair vertaler en schrijver. Zijn debuutroman Ossenkop verscheen in 2024. Hij publiceerde verhalen in o.a. Papieren Helden en Wobby. Manik vertaalde onder meer wer…