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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260426T180000
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SUMMARY:A Hymn to Life: Shame has to Change Sides (Memoir) by Gisele Pelicot
DESCRIPTION:The Feminist Book Club meet to discuss the memoir by Gisele Pelicot. \nThe extraordinarily powerful memoir by a heroine of our times\, whose story inspires change\, compassion and courage. \nOne November day\, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on his computer was shattering evidence: for nearly a decade\, he had been secretly drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of strangers into their home to abuse her. \nFour years later\, he and fifty other men were put on trial and Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity made global headlines. ‘Shame must change sides\,’ she declared\, giving voice and hope to millions. Her words became a rallying cry and her decision marked a turning point in public feeling about sexual violence. \nFor the first time\, and with unwavering honesty and grace\, she describes a difficult childhood\, first love\, her career and motherhood. It is a life in determined search of happiness\, both before and after her devastating discovery. She is an ordinary person who faces extraordinary catastrophe\, whose example changes the world. \nA Hymn to Life is an unforgettable testament and a promise. Its message is one of defiance and renewal – that victims have no reason to feel ashamed; that even after unimaginable betrayal we can go on; that the colour can come back to life. Ultimately\, Gisèle Pelicot emerges with a renewed passion and reverence for living\, and for love.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/a-hymn-to-life-shame-has-to-change-sides-memoir-by-gisele-pelicot/
LOCATION:The Globe Bookstore And Café\, The Globe Bookstore And Café
CATEGORIES:Activism,Book Club,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260428T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260407T132905Z
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SUMMARY:Brian Goodman – The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers across the Iron Curtain
DESCRIPTION:V úterý 28. dubna 2026 od 18 hodin vystoupí v dolním sále Ústavu pro českou literaturu AV ČR (Na Florenci 3\, Praha 1) Brian Goodman (Institute for Advanced Study\, Central European University; Arizona State University) s přednáškou nazvanou „The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers across the Iron Curtain“. \nVstup na přednášku v angličtině je zdarma a bez registrace. \nAnotace:How did risky encounters between American and Czech writers in communist-era Prague shape the literary politics of the Cold War era? In the 1970s\, the novelist Philip Roth regularly visited “the city of Kafka\,” where he befriended Ivan Klíma\, Milan Kundera\, and Helena Klímová\, and established the influential paperback series “Writers from the Other Europe.” This is just one episode from a much wider history of literary exchange across the Iron Curtain. What can this history tell us about the translation of literature into dissent?
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/brian-goodman-the-nonconformists-american-and-czech-writers-across-the-iron-curtain/
LOCATION:Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR\, Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR
CATEGORIES:Author Talks,Discussion,lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260428T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260428T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260408T093621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T104548Z
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SUMMARY:FREE\, Fun & Informative Workshops on the topics of Art\, Money\, Activism\, Youth Work & Community
DESCRIPTION:Our Final Event for the TRY Program (Theater Reconnecting with Youth) was an astounding success!Attendees learned more about us (Vice Versa) \, our NGO work\, and the 2-Year TRY Program that was co-funded by Creative Europe! \nAnd now…We are holding 2 more “must-attend” FREE\, Fun & Informative Workshops on the topics of Art\, Money\, Activism\, Youth Work & Community.Please join our Trainer\, Nicole J. Adelman\, as she shares and engages you on the following topics: \nWorkshop #1 – This coming Friday\, April 10th from 6pm to 9pm \n *Snacks & Drinks Provided! \nMoney\, Power & Play: Building Sustainable Creative LivesThe goal of this workshop is to achieve a clear understanding of how money and power operate in your field—and how you can actively engage with both to support a sustainable creative life. \nBuilding on the TRY (Theater Reconnecting with Youth) methodology\, this 3-hour session combines participatory theater\, peer learning\, and practical tools to move from reflection into action. \nParticipants will: \nExplore how financial systems and power structures shape the cultural sectorExamine personal beliefs and experiences around money and sustainabilityEngage in interactive theater scenarios to practice navigating real-world challengesMap their own creative economy and identify new income possibilitiesLeave with a concrete\, personalized strategy for the next 30 daysThis workshop is designed for artists\, educators\, and cultural practitioners who want to move beyond survival thinking and develop a more intentional\, resilient approach to their work. \nWorkshop #2 – Tuesday\, April 28th from 6pm to 9pm \n*Snacks & Drinks Provided! \nFrom Survival to Creation: Theater as Economic Imagination \nThis workshop invites participants to move beyond survival thinking and into the creative authorship of their economic lives. \nBuilding on the TRY (Theater Reconnecting with Youth) methodology\, this 3-hour session uses participatory theater\, reflection\, and co-creation to explore how we can reimagine money\, value\, and sustainability in the arts. \nParticipants will: \nExamine and challenge inherited beliefs about money and worthExplore what “enough” means on a personal and collective levelUse performance and storytelling to envision sustainable creative futuresCollaboratively design alternative economic models rooted in care\, reciprocity\, and accessLeave with a renewed sense of agency and a concrete step toward building a more aligned creative lifeThis workshop is ideal for artists\, educators\, and cultural practitioners who are ready to expand beyond existing systems and explore what else might be possible. \nAll are welcome!Please RSVP by filling out this Registration Form https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1_-ZinkSXOaLwvYf-j0YSWFIbAE5mLzM06r_zi0rz3OA/viewform?ts=69ce9568&edit_requested=trueWe can’t wait to welcome you! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2046160932599731/?event_time_id=2046161542599670
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/free-fun-informative-workshops-on-the-topics-of-art-money-activism-youth-work-community/
LOCATION:Dělnická 8\, Praha Holešovice\, Praha\, Dělnická 8\, Praha Holešovice\, Praha
CATEGORIES:Activism,Discussion,Make Connections,Movement,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260430T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260430T221500
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260413T103148Z
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SUMMARY:Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Dr Felix Hoenikker\, one of the founding ‘fathers’ of the atomic bomb\, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he’s the inventor of ‘ice-nine’\, a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker’s three ecentric children\, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean\, to madness. Felix Hoenikker’s Death Wish comes true when his last\, fatal gift to humankind brings about the end\, that for all of us\, is nigh…
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/cats-cradle-by-kurt-vonnegut-jr/
LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Marie Lecocq":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260502T160000
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SUMMARY:Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
DESCRIPTION:We usually discuss and arrange details in whatsapp – if you would like to join please message Lydia Titterington or email Prague Literary Calendar contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com\, and we can send you the link to join. \nA classic of Mexican modern literature about a haunted village. \nAs one enters Juan Rulfo’s legendary novel\, one follows a dusty road to a town of death. Time shifts from one consciousness to another in a hypnotic flow of dreams\, desires\, and memories\, a world of ghosts dominated by the figure of Pedro Páramo – lover\, overlord\, murderer. \nRulfo’s extraordinary mix of sensory images\, violent passions\, and unfathomable mysteries has been a profound influence on a whole generation of Latin American writers\, including Carlos Fuentes\, Mario Vargas Llosa\, and Gabriel García Márquez. To read Pedro Páramo today is as overwhelming an experience as when it was first published in Mexico back in 1955.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/pedro-paramo-by-juan-rulfo/
LOCATION:Prague\, Capital City of the Czech Republic\, Prague\, Capital City of the Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Lydia Titterington":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260503T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260503T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Santanu Bhattacharya -discussion and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:We are looking forward to hosting a Meet the Author event for Santanu Bhattacharya on May 3rd at 7pm. \nMr. Bhattacharya has written two novels: One Small Voice\, which was the Observer Best Debut Novel for 2023 and also shortlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award and Deviants\, which won the Rainbow Award and BLF Atta Galata Price in 2025. \nMr. Bhattacharya lives in London\, grew up in India and we surely have a lot to discuss about his writings\, and his methods. \n The discussion will be moderated by Lenka Hronova. \nWe hope to see you for this interesting event. \nFree Entry\, please call or reserve your place today at reservations@globebookstore.cz
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/meet-the-author-santanu-bhattacharya-discussion-and-qa/
LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe
CATEGORIES:Author Talks,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260507T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260507T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
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SUMMARY:CIBCA Social Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Love books? So do we! 📚✨ \nJoin our laid-back monthly book meet-up — no pressure to finish (or even start!) a book to come along. We chat about our favourite reads\, swap books\, share recommendations\, and just enjoy some great company and conversation. \nWe usually meet on the first Thursday of each month\, and there’s always something interesting happening — from surprise guest authors to hidden gem book finds. \nBring a book to swap (if you like)\, borrow something new\, or just come for the chats and good vibes. It’s a lovely group of people\, and everyone’s welcome! \nFree to join. Friendly faces guaranteed.Can’t wait to see you there! \nMartina \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/4359885197560773/?event_time_id=4359885214227438
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/cibca-social-book-club-2/
LOCATION:The Three Fiddles\, The Three Fiddles
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Irish Business and Cultural Association":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260513T141500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260513T154500
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260413T103448Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Independent Publishing in Scotland | Reading & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures cordially invities everyone interested to a discussion panel and a poetry reading with three acclaimed poets based in Scotland: Annie Brechin\, Rob A. Mackenzie\, and Medha Singh. The panelists will share their experiences with writing and publishing and read from their own works. As Blue Diode Press\, founded by Rob A. Mackenzie\, has published several collections by Czech poets in English translation\, the discussion will also touch on the links and exchanges between Czech and Scottish poetry. \nFaculty of Arts\, Charles University\, Room 111\, Jan Palach Square 2\, Prague 1\, Wednesday 13 May 2026\, 14:15-15:45 \nThe event is a great opportunity for everybody interested in contemporary poetry\, be it as a reader or a writer. Free entry\, all welcome! \nPARTICIPANTS \nFollowing periods in Prague\, Paris and Dubai\, Annie Brechin now lives\, writes and performs in Edinburgh. Her first collection\, The Mouth of Eulalie\, was published by Blue Diode Press in March 2022. Her new collection\, How To Make Love\, a romantic tour of five cities\, came out in October 2025. \nRob A. Mackenzie is a Glaswegian poet\, editor and reviewer\, who lives in Leith. His four full poetry collections are The Opposite of Cabbage (2009)\, The Good News (2013)\, The Book of Revelation (2020) and Woof! Woof! Woof! (2023)\, all published by Salt. He has also had poems and articles published in many magazines and anthologies. He runs the literary publisher Blue Diode Press. \nMedha Singh is a poet from Delhi\, based in Edinburgh. She is the author of Afterbody (Blue Diode Press\, Edinburgh). She is a winner of the New Writers Award 2023 (Scottish Book Trust). Her works appear or are forthcoming in Poetry London; Irish Pages; The Dark Horse; Bad Lilies; The Bombay Literary Magazine; Indian Quarterly and The Robert Graves Review\, among numerous others. She took her MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. Her work has been translated into Hindi\, Spanish and French. She is editor-at-large at Pen and Anvil Press\, Boston.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-and-independent-publishing-in-scotland-reading-discussion/
LOCATION:Filozofická fakulta\, náměstí Jana Palacha 2\, 116 38 Prague\, Czech Republic\, Filozofická fakulta\, náměstí Jana Palacha 2\, 116 38 Prague\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Author Talks,Discussion,lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260514T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260514T221500
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260413T103655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T104834Z
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SUMMARY:Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:Set in the anarchic world opened up by America’s westward expansion\, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is an epic and potent account of the barbarous violence that man visits upon man. Through the hostile landscape of the Texas-Mexico border wanders the Kid\, a fourteen year-old Tennessean who is quickly swept up in the relentless tide of blood. But the apparent chaos is not without its order: while Americans hunt Indians – collecting scalps as their bloody trophies – they too are stalked as prey.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/blood-meridian-by-cormack-mccarthy/
LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Marie Lecocq":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260518T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260518T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260413T103231Z
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SUMMARY:Honoring William Luers
DESCRIPTION:Friend of the Czech Republic\, Václav Havel\, and many other Czech and Slovak fighters for democracy\, William Luers\, who passed away a year ago\, would have turned 97 on May 15th. During his more than thirty-year long diplomatic career\, Bill Luers held\, among other positions\, the positions of Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and US Ambassador to Venezuela. In the years 1986-1999\, he served as the president of the world-renowned Metropolitan Museum in New York City. \nBill Luers played a particularly significant role as the ambassador during President Reagan’s administration. With the help of his wife\, Wendy Luers\, he initiated a cultural diplomacy program which enabled the greatest American writers and artists of the era to visit Czechoslovakia. He made the intimate environment of the American Embassy residence into a place that fostered meetings and discussions between his American visitors and prominent Czech and Slovak opposition intellectuals. It was thanks to these meetings that a vast cultural front of support for persecuted Czechoslovakian dissidents was created in the United States. The Luers continued to support the Czechoslovakian democratic transformation even after November 1989. \nThese events and others unforgettable stories will be recounted and remembered by the Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Prague\, David Wisner\, Michael Žantovský\, Alexandr Vondra (online)\, Martin Palouš (online)\, Cameron Munter\, Jolyon Naegele\, and\, in-person\, Wendy Luers. \nThe event will be conducted in English without interpretation.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/honoring-william-luers/
LOCATION:Knihovna Václava Havla\, Ostrovní 13\, Praha\, Knihovna Václava Havla\, Ostrovní 13\, Praha
CATEGORIES:Author Talks,Discussion,lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Knihovna V%C3%A1clava Havla":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260604T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T123656
CREATED:20260413T103742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T104951Z
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SUMMARY:CIBCA Social Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Love books? So do we! 📚✨ \nJoin our laid-back monthly book meet-up — no pressure to finish (or even start!) a book to come along. We chat about our favourite reads\, swap books\, share recommendations\, and just enjoy some great company and conversation. \nWe usually meet on the first Thursday of each month\, and there’s always something interesting happening — from surprise guest authors to hidden gem book finds. \nBring a book to swap (if you like)\, borrow something new\, or just come for the chats and good vibes. It’s a lovely group of people\, and everyone’s welcome! \nFree to join. Friendly faces guaranteed.Can’t wait to see you there! \nMartina \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/4359885197560773/?event_time_id=4359885210894105
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/cibca-social-book-club/
LOCATION:The Three Fiddles\, The Three Fiddles
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Irish Business and Cultural Association":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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