Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition t…
Varied works of French writer Romain Rolland include Jean Christophe (1904-1912), a series of satirical novels; he won the Nobel Prize of 1915 for literature.
Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performance artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, after having lived for many years in Portl…
Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers and the bestselling one. He writes about romantic relationships of his contemporaries with humour, and variously successful irony a…
Zdena Salivarová, vlastním jménem Zdena Škvorecká, je česká zpěvačka, prozaička, překladatelka z francouzštiny, manželka Josefa Škvoreckého, spolu s nímž založila roku 1971 v kanadském Torontu exilové…
Karel Hynek Mácha was a Czech romantic poet. His lyrical epic poem Máj (May), published in 1836 shortly before his death, was judged by his contemporaries as confusing, too individualistic, and not in…
Ladislav Fuks byl český prozaik, autor především psychologické prózy s tématem úzkosti člověka ohrožovaného nesvobodou a násilím. Jako symbol tohoto tématu si pak zvolil druhou světovou válku a holoka…
Karel Čapek is one of the the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He wrote with intelligence and humour on a wide variety of subjects. His works are known for their interesting and pre…
Karel Jaromír Erben was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection "Kytice", which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.
Viktor Dyk was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer. He was sent to jail during the First World War for opposing the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was one …
Populární český dramatik, scénárista, textař a herec. Úzce spolupracuje s Ladislavem Smoljakem (v divadle, v 70.-80. letech i jako filmový scenárista), se svým synem Janem (ve filmu od 90. let) a s hu…
Irena Dousková se narodila roku 1964 v Příbrami v herecké rodině. Od roku 1976 žije v Praze, kde absolvovala gymnaziální studia (gymnázium Nad štolou) a posléze Právnickou fakultu Univerzity Karlovy. …
Nick Bilton is a Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair, where he writes about technology, politics, business and culture. He is also a contributor to CNBC, and a former columnist and reporter for The …
Jana Micenková (1980) vyštudovala odbor Slovenský jazyk a literatúra na FF PU v Prešove a odbor Scenáristika a dramaturgia na FAMU v Prahe. V roku 2013 založila v Prahe nezávislý divadelný súbor Nekro…
Alena Mornštajnová vystudovala angličtinu a češtinu na Filozofické fakultě Ostravské univerzity. V současné době pracuje jako lektorka anglického jazyka a překladatelka. Žije ve Valašském Meziříčí. V …
Tillie Walden is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Born in 1996 in San Diego, California, Walden graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, where she is currently a professor. Wald…
Marek Torčík (Přerov, 1993) je český spisovatel a publicista. Žije v Praze, vystudoval Anglofonní literaturu a kulturu na Karlově univerzitě. Debutoval básnickou sbírkou Rhizomy (2016). V roce 2018 a …
Petr Hanel se po sedmi letech práce v Nizozemí rozhodl dát na motivační hesla sociálních sítí a šel si za svými sny. Vzdal se teplého manažerského místečka, aby mohl obrážet filmové placy, vést instag…
