BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Prague Literary Calendar - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Prague Literary Calendar X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Prague Literary Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Prague BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260908T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260908T200000 DTSTAMP:20260816T090556Z CREATED:20260816T090556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T090556Z UID:10005286-1788886800-1788897600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Vernisáž výstavy: Dopisy Olze DESCRIPTION:Vernisáž výstavy připravené k 90. výročí narození Václava Havla představí výběr originálních dopisů adresovaných Olze Havlové ze sbírek Literárního archivu Památníku národního písemnictví\, včetně dopisů dosud nepublikovaných. Součástí zahájení bude komentovaná prohlídka výstavy. Od 18.00 naváže doprovodný program Druhý život Dopisů Olze\, v jehož rámci úvodní slovo pronese Vladimír Karfík a Markéta Potužáková s Přemyslem Rutem budou číst a komentovat vybrané dopisy\, které doplní hudbou a zpěvem. Součástí výstavy bude doprovodný program a komentované prohlídky s autorem výstavy Petrem Kotykem \nVýstava vznikla ve spolupráci Památníku národního písemnictví a Českého centra Mezinárodního PEN klubu jako součást Festivalu tří vil TRIANGL věnovaného 90. výročí narození Václava Havla. \nVernisáž: úterý 8. září\, 17 hodin\nVýstava: 9/9 – 13/9 2026 \nVstup: dospělí – 100 Kč / děti\, studenti do 26 let\, senioři 65+ zdarma. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/vernisaz-vystavy-dopisy-olze/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/774159479_1388487873481062_3629057627112381684_n-4sJ9rU.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260905T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260905T190000 DTSTAMP:20260901T151131Z CREATED:20260901T151131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T151131Z UID:10005423-1788624000-1788634800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov DESCRIPTION:If you would like to join the bookclub message Lydia or contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com and we can invite you to our whatsapp group.\n______________________________________________ \nThis month we are reading: The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov \nA finalist for both the Strega Europeo and Gregor von Rezzori awards (and winner of every Bulgarian honor possible)\, The Physics of Sorrow reaffirms Georgi Gospodinov’s place as one of Europe’s most inventive and daring writers. \nUsing the myth of the Minotaur as its organizing image\, the narrator of Gospodinov’s long-awaited novel constructs a labyrinth of stories about his family\, jumping from era to era and viewpoint to viewpoint\, exploring the mindset and trappings of Eastern Europeans. Incredibly moving—such as with the story of his grandfather accidentally being left behind at a mill—and extraordinarily funny—see the section on the awfulness of the question “how are you?”—Physics is a book that you can inhabit\, tracing connections\, following the narrator down various “side passages\,” getting pleasantly lost in the various stories and empathizing with the sorrowful\, misunderstood Minotaur at the center of it all. \nPhysics of Sorrow will appeal to fans of Dave Eggers\, Tom McCarthy\, and Dubravka Ugresic for its unique structure\, humanitarian concerns\, and stunning storytelling. \nhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129709-the-physics-of-sorrow\n_______________________________________________\nOur book club was founded in August 2022 by John Denys. We read Pride and Prejudice and have been very frequent ever since. We are a mixed group of all ages\, genders\, races and political backgrounds. We welcome all people and encourage interesting discussion without judgment. John Denys has now left Prague but the book club still continues today. \nWe select 3 books to read during the meeting\, and then we meet on the first Saturday of each month at 16.00 to discuss. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/the-physics-of-sorrow-by-georgi-gospodinov/ LOCATION:Ouky Douky Coffee\, Ouky Douky Coffee CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/761530649_10240047241711940_4075742035511546252_n-dhNvGj.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260904T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260904T233000 DTSTAMP:20260816T082639Z CREATED:20260714T155112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T082639Z UID:10005159-1788544800-1788564600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:WORD. A Variety Show Celebrating Writers in Prague. DESCRIPTION:Last year\, WORD. brought together writers\, creatives and lovers of literature for a magical evening in Prague. \nThis year\, we’re doing it again. \nJoin us for a one-night celebration of writers and writing in an unforgettable setting: Anežka (Convent of St. Agnes\, Prague) at Anežská 812/12 \n4 September 2026 \nTickets on sale here:\nhttps://connect.boomevents.org/debbie-liebenberg-tcgrb/word2026 URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/word-a-variety-show-celebrating-writers-in-prague/ LOCATION:Anežka\, Anežka CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/743817641_10165680296370466_1681310276357241964_n-Ac8fFP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260903T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260903T221500 DTSTAMP:20260805T184300Z CREATED:20260805T184300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T184300Z UID:10005243-1788462900-1788473700@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino DESCRIPTION:“Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities visited on his expeditions\, but the emperor of the Tartars does continue listening to the young Venetian with greater attention and curiosity than he shows any other messenger or explorer of his.” So begins Italo Calvino’s compilation of fragmentary urban images. As Marco tells the khan about Armilla\, which “has nothing that makes it seem a city\, except the water pipes that rise vertically where the houses should be and spread out horizontally where the floors should be\,” the spider-web city of Octavia\, and other marvelous burgs\, it may be that he is creating them all out of his imagination\, or perhaps he is recreating fine details of his native Venice over and over again\, or perhaps he is simply recounting some of the myriad possible forms a city might take. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/invisible-cities-by-italo-calvino/ LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/753989800_10238799779004955_672164897996165193_n-DWr6ma.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260903T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260903T203000 DTSTAMP:20260829T113841Z CREATED:20260829T113841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T113841Z UID:10005377-1788456600-1788467400@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Uvedení knihy Konec pohádky? Ilustrovaná kniha pro děti 1869–1969 DESCRIPTION:Srdečně zveme na uvedení knihy Konec pohádky? Ilustrovaná kniha pro děti 1869–1969. Událost se uskuteční 3. září\, od 17.30 hodin na zahradě Muzea literatury. \nPublikace se věnuje proměně knižní ilustrace v mnohonárodnostním prostředím naší země. Večer provedou editorky knihy Bronislava Rokytová a Eva Bendová za účasti autorského týmu: Vilma Hubáčková\, Jana Migašová a Lukáš Prokop. Kniha byla vydána ve spolupráci s nakladatelstvím Arbor vitae. Knihu bude možné zakoupit. \nJak vznikala podoba pohádkových knih\, které provázely dětství několika generací? \nPublikace Pohádky a ilustrace mapuje proměny vizuální stránky dětských knih v letech 1869 až 1969 a odhaluje příběhy jejich vzniku. Autorský tým se zaměřil nejen na slavné ilustrátory a ilustrátorky\, ale také na dnes téměř zapomenuté tvůrce\, kteří formovali podobu dětské literatury. \nPřijďte se dozvědět příběhy známých i zapomenutých ilustrací a nahlédnout do světa knih. \nKoncepce a editace: Bronislava Rokytová – Eva Bendová\nTexty: Eva Bendová – Vilma Hubáčková – Jana Migašová – Lukáš Prokop – Bronislava Rokytová\nGrafické řešení a sazba: Tereza Hejmová – Adéla Svobodová\nVydání první\nPraha\, 2025\nTisk: Tiskárna Helbich\, a.s.\, Brno\n624 s.\nVydaly: Památník národního písemnictví a Arbor vitae societas s.r.o. \nObrázek: Hans Rothe a Wolfgang Schlosser\, ilustrace k příběhu Vzpoura v psacím stroji z knihy Nory Fried (Norbert Frýd) Pusťte basu do rozhlasu (Praha: Karel Synek 1937\, 1. vydání\, K/PNP) URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/uvedeni-knihy-konec-pohadky-ilustrovana-kniha-pro-deti-1869-1969/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/778985041_1366981195642902_5407927796388393702_n-8XBVj9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260902T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260902T180000 DTSTAMP:20260829T113834Z CREATED:20260829T113834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T113834Z UID:10005374-1788361200-1788372000@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Milena & Franz: pražské uvedení knih DESCRIPTION:Společné setkání při kterém přivítáme knihy „Kafka a kavka” a „Karlík a reportáž Mileny Jesenské”. \nHostinu rozložíme na kouzelném pražském dvorku mezi Společností Franze Kafky a Knihkupectvím Franze Kafky\, kterým stačí projít\, abyste si mohli užít stín pražských činžáků. \nBude to příjemné odpoledne pro děti i jejich dospělé. Během odpoledne se můžete potkat s částí autorů\, redaktorkou a kolegy z platformy Pink Box\, něco vytvořit na výtvarném workshopu a zapojit se do interpretace textu Mileny Jesenské – o filozofování bude postaráno! Nebo si s námi dáte prostě dort a něco dobrého. \nPROGRAM\n15:00 – rozložíme hostinu a začneme se postupně scházet\n16:00 – krájení dortu\n16:30 – výtvarný workshop s Dominikem Tylem a Lucií Šťastnou / vyzkoušíte si techniky\, kterými vznikaly oslavované knihy\n17:00 – čtení eseje Mileny Jesenské „Cesta k jednoduchosti” s Lukášem Csicsely a následná debata vedena Jiřím Bartoníkem – budeme společně hledat aktuálnost textu \nV průběhu akce si nechte knihy podepsat autorstvem\, které v průběhu potkáte. \nVSTUP JE ZDARMA!\nREGISTRUJTE SE: Pokud víte\, že dorazíte\, budeme rádi za registraci — pro registrované máme připravené malé překvapení. Registrace nám také pomůže připravit dostatek materiálu na workshop a občerstvení. \n📍 Knihkupectví Franze Kafky / prostory Společnosti Franze Kafky\, Praha / Široká 65/14\, Josefov\, Praha 1 \nAkci pořádá Pink Box\, platforma pro filozofování\, v edici Monáda\, v mediální spolupráci s Pražským literárním domem. \nTěšíme se na vás. Na knihy\, kreslení\, rozhovory\, dort — a především na setkání. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/milena-franz-prazske-uvedeni-knih/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/777515950_1390131153218212_2998816150759202591_n-ug7xV0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260826T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260826T220000 DTSTAMP:20260805T184257Z CREATED:20260805T184257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T184257Z UID:10005241-1787770800-1787781600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:OPEN AIR SLAM VE WERICHOVCE #2 | Praha\, Werichova vila (zahrada) | Tali\, Vašek\, Karin ad. DESCRIPTION:❤️ Celovečerní slam poetry exhibice s hvězdami CZ scény a geniem loci zahrady ve Werichově vile. Přijďte se přesvědčit\, že poezie může být skvělá show\, zažijte atmosféru krásné stinné zahrady na Kampě!\n👉 V prodeji zatím jen 80 vstupenek (zajišťují krytou variantu)\, další uvolníme při dobrém výhledu počasí. \n✅ VAŠEK Z AŠE – Bronzový medailista Mistrovství Evropy\, dvojnásobný vicemistr ČR ve slamu (2021\, 2022). Pochází z Aše\, nyní jako student KALD DAMU pobývá v Praze. \n✅ TALI – Influencerka a vítězka Femislamu (2021)\, absolventka tvorby textu a scénáře\, písničkářka a neúnavná tvůrkyně slovních hříček. \n✅ KARIN – Finalistka mistrovství ČR ve slamu\, dvojnásobná vítězka Femislamu. Bohemistka\, absolventka DAMU\, herečka a popularizátorka knižní kultury. \n✅ ŠIMON FELENDA – Finalista mistrovství ČR ve slamu\, mistr Duo slamu (2019). Českobudějovický tvůrce\, raper a novinář žijící v Praze. \n✅ RÁČES – Slamuje od roku 2025. Narodil se v Praze a od té doby se z ní nepohnul. Studuje na VŠCHT a má rád fialovou barvu. \n🎫 PŘEDPRODEJ:\nstudenti\, ZTP: 220.-\nplnocenné 290.-\nNA MÍSTĚ:\nstudenti: 300.-\nplnocenné: 400.- \nAkce a projekt Slam poetry Praha 2026 je spolufinancována Hl.m.Praha. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/open-air-slam-ve-werichovce-2-praha-werichova-vila-zahrada-tali-vasek-karin-ad/ LOCATION:Werichova vila\, Werichova vila CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/752854696_1514960174006800_6595961800125948373_n-QtvWEH.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260821T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260821T213000 DTSTAMP:20260816T104427Z CREATED:20260816T101112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T104427Z UID:10005299-1787337000-1787347800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Read & Riff: The Book Club for Short Story Lovers DESCRIPTION:How much of another person do we really know? How much of attraction is actually imagination? Can Cat People really be trusted? \nWe’ll discuss these questions and more at the next Read & Riff meeting\, where we’ll discuss Kristen Roupenian’s short story Cat Person. \nRead & Riff is a book club for short story lovers. We come together to share what we loved\, hated\, questioned and everything in between about a selected story. \nRead the selected story in advance\, then join Debbie (your host)\, who will bring questions and a few creative exercises to guide the discussion and keep the conversation flowing. \nThere are no experts\, no homework beyond the reading\, and no right answers. Just good stories and even better conversations.\nJoin us! \nDate: 21 August 2026\nTime: 18:30 – 21:30\nPlace: Mon Ami\, Roháčova 135/20\, Žizkov\nStory: Cat Person by Kirsten Roupenian (2017)\nLink to text: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person \nMark yourself as ‘going’ in the Facebook/meet up events so we can make sure we have enough space. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/read-riff-the-book-club-for-short-story-lovers/ LOCATION:Mon Ami Žižkov\, Mon Ami Žižkov CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/774500977_10165858610820466_4079075951264901114_n-lkbxYk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260820T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260820T221500 DTSTAMP:20260805T184243Z CREATED:20260707T123923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T184243Z UID:10005140-1787253300-1787264100@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk DESCRIPTION:“The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage\,” according to the “been there\, done that” wisdom of Tender Branson\, last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult. At the opening of Chuck Palahniuk’s hilariously unnerving second novel\, Tender is cruising on autopilot\, 39\,000 feet up\, dictating the whole of his life story into Flight 2039’s “black box” in the final moments before crashing into the vast Australian outback. \nNot since Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night has there been as dark and telling a satire on the wages of fame and the bedrock lunacy of the modern world. Wickedly incisive and mesmerizing\, Survivor is Chuck Palahniuk at his deadpan peak. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/survivor-by-chuck-palahniuk/ LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/731213572_10238422820941239_3088333907828823462_n-y3PULV.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260820T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260820T203000 DTSTAMP:20260807T190139Z CREATED:20260805T184954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T190139Z UID:10005257-1787247000-1787257800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Creative Writing and Street Photography Workshop with the successful Brazilian writer and photographer Tom Correia DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to a creative writing and street photography workshop with the successful Brazilian writer and photographer Tom Correia. \nThursday\, August 20\, starting at 5:30 p.m. Meet in front of the Central Library in Prague. \nWe’ll take a short walk during which we’ll try to capture the atmosphere of the city. The second part will take place in the library\, where we’ll use the photos we’ve taken as inspiration to write short prose pieces. \nThe workshop will be in English and will last around 2 hours.\nPlease bring a camera or phone and something to write with. \nFree entry. Registration must be made in advance. \n____________________________________ \nSrdečně vás zveme na workshop tvůrčího psaní a street fotografie s úspěšným brazilským spisovatelem a fotografem Tomem Correiou. \nKdy: čtvrtek 20. 8. od 17:30\nKde: sraz před Ústřední knihovnou v Praze \nČeká nás krátká procházka\, při které se pokusíme zachytit atmosféru města. Druhá část bude probíhat v knihovně\, pořízenými fotografiemi se necháme inspirovat k vytvoření krátkých prozaických textů. \nWorkshop je v angličtině a doba trvání je cca 2 hodiny. S sebou foťák či telefon a něco na psaní. \nVstup zdarma. Registrace nutná předem. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/tomcorreia-writing-photography-workshop/ LOCATION:Městská Knihovna Praha\, Městská Knihovna Praha CATEGORIES:Literature,Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/763213556_1674903291302500_1572039443549244857_n-yTyUYm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260819T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260819T220000 DTSTAMP:20260805T184241Z CREATED:20260805T184241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T184241Z UID:10005239-1787166000-1787176800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:🎤 SLAM POETRY NA STŘEŠE #2 | Praha\, Střecha Radost | Anatol\, Pepin\, Revérie ad. DESCRIPTION:💥 Slam poetry exhibice se špičkou scény včetně Anatola\, geniem loci a 360 stupňovým výhledem Střechy Radost.\nPoezie jako skvělá show! \n▶️ Využijte asap předprodej\, akce na Střeše máme vždy vyprodané\, všechny vstupenky jsou na sezení. \nna majku: \n✅ ANATOL SVAHILEC – Mistr ČR ve slam poetry (2014). Wikipedista\, aktivista\, živel. Autor slamových sborníků Emu mele maso\, Přece se to nevyhodí a Motorové sáně a Nemel a mluv. \n✅ STRÝC PEPIN – Mistr ČR ve slam poetry za rok 2022\, aktivně slamuje od roku 2021. Studuje sociologii na FSV UK\, chodí běhat na Vítkov a občas jezdí domů\, do Ústí nad Labem. Řadí se mezi představitele české slamové „haha sekce“ a je na to hrdý. \n✅ REVÉRIE – Pražská slamerka\, která vás odzbrojí a zbaví studu. \n✅ PEŘINKA – Matka\, milenka života\, zvíře. Psychonautka a přítelkyně namodralých hub\, která peče chleba s mákem a už nic nemusí\, jen může. Slam je její nová\, oblíbená droga a ona její nadšený dealer. Toxic\, but iconic. \n✅ HERR ETIK – Borec\, který přerostl scénu Slamatérů\, a dobře uvidíte proč! \nvšechny vstupenky jsou k sezení\n🎫 online PŘEDPRODEJ:\nstudenti: 250.-\nplnocenné: 350.- \n🎫 NA MÍSTĚ:\nstudenti: 350.-\nplnocenné: 450.- \nopen door: 17.00\nstart: 19.00 URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/%f0%9f%8e%a4-slam-poetry-na-strese-2-praha-strecha-radost-anatol-pepin-reverie-ad/ LOCATION:Střecha Radost\, Střecha Radost CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/728226235_1004636858825555_6288733872000069381_n-I0tjBW.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260819T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260819T220000 DTSTAMP:20260818T193953Z CREATED:20260727T145914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T193953Z UID:10005226-1787166000-1787176800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Multilingual Poetry Open Stage DESCRIPTION:Hello everyone. Due to some health issues with Marko’s family\, we were unable to hold the Multilingual Open Mic for July. We will be coming back this August\, and we encourage everyone to bring their work to share. \nSince Marko’s family is under the weather\, we encourage you to write and share your sentiments to our host so he knows how we care about him during his time of need. We’ll start at 7PM and enjoy the amphitheater before the end of the summer. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/multilingual-poetry-open-stage-2/ LOCATION:Kafe Nuzky Papir\, Kafe Nuzky Papi CATEGORIES:Languages,Music,Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Multilingual-Background.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Poetry by All and for All":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260818T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260818T220000 DTSTAMP:20260816T090544Z CREATED:20260816T090544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T090544Z UID:10005279-1787079600-1787090400@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Taller de Letras: La Odisea DESCRIPTION:Para estar en sintonía con los estrenos mundiales del séptimo arte y con los clásicos de la literatura universal\, en esta ocasión\, nos centraremos en el análisis nada más ni nada menos que de la Odisea. Y contaremos con la presencia de una experta en estudios de filología clásica grecolatina\, la profesora Begonya Travieso\, que nos visita directamente desde Tarragona\, Cataluña\, España.\nTras franquear los indestructibles muros de Ilión\, Odiseo emprende un retorno a casa que le toma 10 años. Las múltiples aventuras por las que pasa el héroe fueron inmortalizadas por el canto de Homero tres mil años atrás\, y aún hoy maravilla la imaginación y emoción de millones de seres humanos ¿Qué hay dentro de esta historia que sigue incitando nuestra atención? ¿Fue acaso la guerra Troya una historia verdadera o sólo son hechos ficticios? Mito\, memoria y realidad\, son tres horizontes que se mezclan en la epopeya homérica. En Roma\, poetas latinos como Virgilio\, atribuían la fundación de la capital imperial\, a procesos de colonización provocados por los combatientes que salieron victoriosos de Troya\, o bien huyendo de ella\, como Eneas que es justamente que ras largo exilio y destierro funda la capital de la antigüedad.\nLa Guerra de Troya es un evento que cambió para siempre la civilización europea y marcó para siempre El destino de los pueblos del mar mediterráneo desde el Asia Menor\, hasta las columnas de Hércules que anuncian el océano Atlántico. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/taller-de-letras-la-odisea/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/768412976_984430487950927_6037046650985343624_n-fjyFiG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260815T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260815T210000 DTSTAMP:20260818T164006Z CREATED:20260818T164006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T164006Z UID:10005278-1786820400-1786827600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Book Club meeting DESCRIPTION:This week’s discussion: “Into the water” by Paula Hawkins. \nWe provide handouts\, member cards and there are stationery gifts as well. \n🎫 Ticket: donation to BedForPet cat rescue \nNext reads:\n– Sharp objects\n– Wild dark shore\n– Big Little Lies\n– Wrong place\, wrong time URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/book-club-meeting/ LOCATION:Neboj café\, Tachovské nám. 290/5\, Prague\, 13000\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Notes-on-INTO-THE-WATER-WHILE-THE-MAIN-CHARACTER-DOESNT-COME.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260809T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260809T190000 DTSTAMP:20260808T075223Z CREATED:20260808T075223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T075223Z UID:10005277-1786291200-1786302000@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:My Grandfather and the Atomic Bomb — A Quiet Gathering for Memory and Peace — DESCRIPTION:MY GRANDFATHER AND THE ATOMIC BOMB \nAn Evening of Memory\, Dialogue\, Music and Peace \nOn August 9\, we will gather in Prague to remember. \nEVENT INFORMATION \nMY GRANDFATHER AND THE ATOMIC BOMB\nAn Evening of Memory\, Dialogue\, Music and Peace \nAugust 9\, 2026 \nDoors Open: 16:00\nProgramme Begins: 16:30 \nKINO 64 U HRADEB\nMostecká 273/21\nPrague 1 — Malá Strana \nYou are welcome to join at any point during the programme. \nMy grandfather\, Takeshi Kai\, was sixteen years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9\, 1945. \nHis memories survived through recordings and family records. \nNow\, generations later\, his story will be shared in Prague—in Japanese\, Czech and English. \nPROGRAM \n16:00 — Doors Open\n16:30 — Moment of Silence & Opening Speech\n17:00 — One Story\, Three Languages\n17:30 — About the Book & Open Conversation\n17:50 — Music for Remembrance — Kazuya\n18:00 — Cranes for Peace \nLIMITED FIRST PRINTING \nOnly a limited number of physical copies are currently planned. \n50 copies — Japanese & English bilingual edition\n50 copies — Czech edition \nSpecial Guests & Acknowledgements \nWe are honoured to welcome our special guest\, Ondřej Evžen Cibulka\, an origami artist from the Czech Republic. \nHe will exhibit his original origami sculpture inspired by the atomic bomb\, offering a unique artistic perspective on memory and peace. \nAt the end of the event\, everyone is invited to write a word\, a hope\, or a prayer on paper and fold it together into an origami crane—a symbol of peace and hope in Japan. \nWith Special Thanks \nPlano Print\nFor generously printing all of the books for this event. \nJan Čep\nCurator and supporter of this project. \nKINO 64 U Hradeb\nFor hosting this gathering in the heart of Prague. \nOnline\nJapanese / English bilingual edition:\nhttps://ko-fi.com/s/85d9ab25a2 \nCzech edition:\nhttps://ko-fi.com/s/d66a4ceefa URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/my-grandfather-and-the-atomic-bomb-a-quiet-gathering-for-memory-and-peace/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/740052739_3481686685342960_7429227703679636449_n-72Djxz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260806T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260806T221500 DTSTAMP:20260615T060142Z CREATED:20260615T060142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T060142Z UID:10004690-1786043700-1786054500@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:3 short stories nominated for the 2026 Nebula awards DESCRIPTION:We picked the following short stories among the 2026 nominees for the Nebula award. You can read them for free at the links:\n– Six People to Revise You by J.R. Dawson https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-people-to-revise-you/\n– In My Country by Thomas Ha https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/\n– The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead by E.M. Linden\nhttps://podcastle.org/2025/02/18/podcastle-879-the-tawlish-island-songbook-of-the-dead/ URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/3-short-stories-nominated-for-the-2026-nebula-awards/ LOCATION:Globe Bookstore and Cafe\, Globe Bookstore and Cafe CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/722223957_10238236847052008_6958374873340597680_n-nd4szd.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260806T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260806T213000 DTSTAMP:20260804T192845Z CREATED:20260723T120425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T192845Z UID:10005225-1786041000-1786051800@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Poetry Talks Prague with Sakari Happonen. The Plague Column by Jaroslav Seifert. DESCRIPTION:The venue has been changed to Restaurace Mon Ami\, due to possible rain. We will meet inside the restaurant at 6:30 PM. Adress: Roháčova 135/20\, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov \nCzech has an exceptionally rich literary history that makes it the incredible country we all love today. One of the writers that forms Czech literary identity is Jaroslav Seifert. \n\nJaroslav Seifert was born on Bořivojova in Žižkov. We will meet at Parukářka to discuss The Plague Column poem from the collection The Plague Column here: https://allpoetry.com/The-Plague-Colemn. You can read these in any language you can find. Sakari is reading the Finnish translation\, we will discuss in English.\n\n\nWE’RE STILL LOOKING FOR A LOCAL CZECH READER TO JOIN US AND READ FROM THE PLAGUE COLUMN (MOROVÝ SLOUP) IN CZECH DURING THE EVENT. IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW WOULD BE INTERESTED\, PLEASE LET US KNOW  \n  \n\nThrough discussion we use each other to help us understand the poem. You do not need to be an expert\, you do not need to be that familiar with poetry\, all you need is curiosity and through discussion we can learn about ourselves\, our cultures and Seifert and the Czech identity.\n\nAny questions please reach out to contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com or on the facebook event. If there are any changes to the event we will write on Prague Literary Calendar event page.\n\nMore information and context below from Sakari Happonen\, a Finnish poet and writer in residence.\n__________________________________________________\n\nWe invite you to join us for an evening of poetry readings and discussion about the Czech Nobel Prize in Literature laureate\, the grand old man of Czech poetry and a poet of death and desire\, Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986)\, in his birthplace of Žižkov. Seifert was a poet of the people\, whose memorial stands at the Lipanská tram stop. He was also a key figure in Poetism\, an important poetic and artistic movement in Czechoslovakia that formed part of the avant-garde. \n\nDuring the evening\, we will discuss the section “The Plague Column” (pages 95–104) from Jaroslav Seifert’s poetry collection The Plague Column (Morový sloup). The reading material will be available on this event page. Please send us a message if you have any questions or encounter any problems downloading or opening the material.\n\nThe discussion will take place in English. We encourage you to read the poem(s) in your native language and bring your own unique perspectives and interpretations to the discussion. Sakari Happonen will bring a Finnish translation of Seifert’s The Plague Column (Ruttopylväs\, translated by Hannu Ylilehto\, 1985) to the evening. It is currently the only Czech poetry collection intended for adult readers to have been translated into Finnish. \n\n\nDuring the event\, we will hear a reading of “The Plague Column” in at least two different languages. We are still looking for a local Prague reader who could read the poem in its original language (Czech)\, so if you or anyone you know might be interested\, please get in touch.  \n  \n\n\nIt is important to note that this is not a lecture\, but an evening where we discover and learn from each other. Bring your own knowledge\, perspectives\, and curiosity to the discussion! As the discussion will take place in a group setting\, it is important to treat everyone with respect and listen attentively. This evening dedicated to Seifert offers a unique and rare opportunity to better understand the movements — poetic and otherwise — that have shaped the Czech Republic into what it is today. \n  \n\n\nCzech writer Bohumil Hrabal once said that young poets write about death\, while old fogies write about sex. In Seifert’s case\, both are equally true\, and nowhere else is this more apparent than in his collection The Plague Column (1978). If possible\, we highly encourage all attendees to read the entire collection\, rather than just the “The Plague Column” section\, as this will provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the collection’s topics and themes as a whole. Any worthwhile poetry collection strives to be more than the sum of its parts\, with warp threads running beneath the reading experience — a kind of underlying dramaturgy that binds the poems together. The Plague Column is perhaps Seifert’s most cohesive collection\, in which individual poems build upon one another to create a more unified whole. Send us a message if you would like to read the entire collection; we can provide a copy. \n  \n\nFURTHER READING:\nJoseph Grim Feinberg has written on Seifert and the Czech interwar avant-garde for those who want delve deeper: https://ojs-gr.zrc-sazu.si/pri…/article/download/9784/9201\nAbout the Seifert monument: https://umeleckepamatky.udu.cas.cz/…/101-monument-to…\nNobel Prize website — four complete poems:Autobiography / An Umbrella from Piccadilly / Fragment of a Letter / To Be a Poethttps://www.nobelprize.org/…/liter…/1984/seifert/poetry/\nkresadlo.cz —http://kresadlo.cz/seifert.htm\nRadio Prague International —https://english.radio.cz/czech-books-you-must-read…/14\nPoetry Dispatch blog —https://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/…/jaroslav…/\nAllPoetry.comhttps://allpoetry.com/Jaroslav-Seifert\nPoetry Foundation — biographical page only\, no full poems:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jaroslav-seifert\nKavárna Slavia (Seifert’s poem about Cafe Slavia\, and the importance of french poet Apollinaire for the Czech poets)https://praha.mkc.cz/…/po-stopach…/kavarna-slavia URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-talks-prague-with-sakari-happonen-jaroslav-seifert/ LOCATION:Mon Ami Zizkov\, Mon Ami Zizkov CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/753150697_10239890954484857_6082321955962656000_n-i1n7ru.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260729T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260729T220000 DTSTAMP:20260714T155137Z CREATED:20260714T155137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T155137Z UID:10005168-1785351600-1785362400@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:MISTROVSTVÍ ČR V DUO SLAMU 2026 | Praha\, Loď Tajemství | Anatol\, Tyč\, Katuna ad. DESCRIPTION:💣 Jedinečné mistrovství ČR v duo slamu (slam poetry dvojic) na lodi bratří Formanů. \n👉 6 dvojic se v časovém limitu 5 minut utká o prestižní mistrovský titul a finanční odměnu.\nO vítězi rozhodují diváci. Poezie jako show! \n🔶 Pouze 150 vstupenek (Zn. vždy vyprodáno)!\n🔶 Všechny vstupenky jsou k sezení!\n🔶 Kryté hlediště!\n🔶 Zvýhodněný předprodej! \n🎤 Vystupuje absolutní špička CZ scény: \n✅ TYČ + DRŽGREŠLE (obhájkyně loňského titulu)\n✅ ANATOL SVAHILEC + TIM POSTOVIT\n✅ PEŘINKA + ZÁTĚŽ\n✅ METODĚJ CONSTANTINE + LOJZA KVÁDR\n✅ KATUNA + TEENA\n✅ RŮNY + DANY \nmoderuje: BOB HÝSEK \n🎫 Předprodej GoOut:\nstudenti\, ZTP: 300.-\nplnocenné: 360.-\nNa místě (všichni): 500.- \nAkce je spolufinancována Ministerstvem kultury ČR v rámci projektu SLAM POETRY CZ 2026 URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/mistrovstvi-cr-v-duo-slamu-2026-praha-lod-tajemstvi-anatol-tyc-katuna-ad/ LOCATION:Loď Tajemství\, Loď Tajemství CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/710756396_1470650371771114_7580309471971938569_n-wh9XOo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260728T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260728T220000 DTSTAMP:20260714T155136Z CREATED:20260714T155136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T155136Z UID:10005167-1785265200-1785276000@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Literární Zarafest slaví 26 let- představení programu a hostů festivalu DESCRIPTION:Literární Zarafest dospěl letos do svého 26. ročníku. Je to obdivuhodná cesta tohoto největšího severočeského literárního festivalu\, který se koná vždy poslední víkend v srpnu\, v poslední dny prázdnin. Už několik let je festival třídenní\, probíhá vždy od čtvrtečního večeru do sobotní noci a letos proběhne 27.-29. srpna. Na tomto večeru představíme program letošního ročníku\, který bude už na facebooku a na webu\, představíme jednotlivá místa a samozřejmě hosty\, kteří zde budou číst a hrát. Protože tento festival není jen literární\, ale má i svou hudební část. Za festival promluví a své texty přečtou Alice Prajzentová\, Radek Fridrich a Josef Straka. Lukáš Matouš\, který bude překládat texty autorů do němčiny\, přečte na večeru své zcela nové básně. Další autorkou večera bude básnířka Iva Jakimiv\, která za sbírku Onde byla letos nominována na cenu Magnesia Litera za poezii a bude číst na Literárním Zarafestu v pátek 28. srpna. Přijďte se blíže seznámit s Literárním Zarafestem a třeba ve vás tento večer probudí zájem na konci srpna do Děčína zajet a strávit zde dny se současnou českou literaturou a hudbou. \nProjekt podpořila Městská část Praha 5. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/literarni-zarafest-slavi-26-let-predstaveni-programu-a-hostu-festivalu/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/741985789_122115833439341272_8672577242573269825_n-ZwdvQ1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260728T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260728T213000 DTSTAMP:20260727T150452Z CREATED:20260717T152559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T150452Z UID:10005223-1785263400-1785274200@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Poetry Talks Prague: You are the problem DESCRIPTION:The theme: You are the problem. \nYou can take this to mean what you like. We thought it was amusing to bring in poems that when you read it you think the poet is the problem. But let the theme go wherever you like\, we’re all discovering. \nPost them to our facebook page\, email them to contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com and I’ll post them here. Let us know you are attending the event so I can make a space for you. \nA poem means something different every time you return to it. Poetry Talks Prague puts people with entirely different lives in front of the same words at the same time. What you get out these discussion you could never get alone. \nAll poems for reading on this URL  URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/poetry-talks-prague-you-are-the-problem/ LOCATION:Kavárna Kaaba\, Kavárna Kaaba CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/748037792_10239810198426006_864588246352178668_n-rKDU2d.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Prague Literary Calendar":MAILTO:contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260711T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260711T193000 DTSTAMP:20260621T110033Z CREATED:20260621T110033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T110033Z UID:10004756-1783787400-1783798200@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Freaks In The Park Read The Hunting of The Snark DESCRIPTION:Come join us on 11th July at 16.30 Štvanice Island\, where you will join us to read The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll. \nWe’ll bring cake\, muffins\, jam\, triangular cucumber sandwiches for this tale on a lawn. If you wish to match this vibe with your clothing\, we would be delighted. \nBring your self something to sit on\, something to drink\, a teacup and yourself. \nYou can read the text here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43909/the-hunting-of-the-snark \nMathematician & poet Sachal Abdullah brings to you this text to rouse your enjoyment of language and mathematics. And how prevelent and important Maths is in art. \nYou can read an analysis of this text here: https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/carroll/hunting_of_the_snark/literary-analysis \nAny questions message Prague Literary Calendar. URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/freaks-in-the-park-read-the-hunting-of-the-snark/ LOCATION:Štvanice\, Štvanice CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/728463266_10239453098058720_6875741123194225871_n-AP3MK4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260704T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260704T190000 DTSTAMP:20260704T093307Z CREATED:20260503T082116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T093307Z UID:10003749-1783180800-1783191600@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Annie Ernaux: Simple Passion & A Man's Place DESCRIPTION:We’re reading 2 shorter novellas by Annie Ernaux. \nSimple Passion\nIn her spare\, stark style\, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction\, an unnamed narrator attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her two-year relationship with a married foreigner where every word\, event\, and person either provides a connection with her beloved or is subject to her cold indifference. With courage and exactitude\, she seeks the truth behind an existence lived entirely for someone else\, and\, in the pieces of its aftermath\, she is able to find it. \nA Man’s Place\nA New York Times Notable Book \nAnnie Ernaux’s father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor\, Ernaux’s father had grown into a hard\, practical man who showed his family little affection. \nNarrating his slow ascent towards material comfort\, Ernaux’s cold observation reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life. She scrutinizes the importance he attributed to manners and language that came so unnaturally to him as he struggled to provide for his family with a grocery store and cafe in rural France. \nOver the course of the book\, Ernaux grows up to become the uncompromising observer now familiar to the world\, while her father matures into old age with a staid appreciation for life as it is and for a daughter he cautiously\, even reluctantly admires. A Man’s Place is the companion book to her critically acclaimed memoir about her mother\, A Woman’s Story. \nWe are the Prague In-Person Book club\, we will meet at 4pm on Saturday 4th July to discuss the book. \nIf you would like to join please write to Lydia Titterington or contact@pragueliterarycalendar.com so we can reserve a spot for you. \n\nHere are the questions:\n\n\nWhich one was your favourite? \n\n\n\nSimple Passion\nIf we go round say one word of how Simple Passion made you feel?\nWhat did A look like?\nHow did you feel about A?\nWhat was the effect of A being a foreigner?\nWhat did the world around the narrator look like — her flat\, her days\, the city?\nHow did you feel about the narrator?\nWhat did the narrator look like?\nHas reading this changed how you think about passion or obsession? \n\n\n\nA Man’s Place\nIf we go round and say one word of how A Man’s Place made you feel.\nWhere is the narrator in this novel?\nWhere is the husband?\nWhat role does education play in the novel?\nWhat does the factory do to her father?\nWhat do the ‘townspeople’ do to her father?\nWhen is the father happiest?\nHas this novel changed how you think about your own parents? \n\n\n\nBoth books together\nIn both books\, Ernaux is watching someone she cannot fully reach. Is that the same kind of distance in each case?\nBoth books deal with shame — of the body in one\, of class origins in the other. How does Ernaux handle shame differently across the two?\nWho do you think these books were written for?\nWhich one was your favourite? URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/annie-ernaux-simple-passion-a-mans-place/ LOCATION:Ouky Douky Coffee\, Ouky Douky Coffee CATEGORIES:Literature ORGANIZER;CN="Lydia Titterington":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260703T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260703T220000 DTSTAMP:20260629T061328Z CREATED:20260629T061328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T061328Z UID:10004838-1783105200-1783116000@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Book Launch: La Bestia Civil: 21st Century Urban Space Epics & Rhymes by D.L. Jónsson DESCRIPTION:On July 3rd 2026\, Punctum presents a book launch ceremony for the dual language (Spanish & English) book La Bestia Civil : 21st Century Urban Space Epics & Rhymes by D.L. Jónsson. \nThe epic narratives contained in La Bestia Civil explore the grit and humour of culture shock with wild tales of adventure. This is Jónsson’s third book of poetry having previously published Bands from Nowhere (I & II) and Walking On Liquid Earth. \nThis book launch will have an element of cinema as Jónsson prefers to sing poetry accompanied by his original film work inspired by early 20th century surrealist and abstract art. \nThis event will be preceded with an ambient media installation featuring visual music\, silent film and expanded cinema works by the author. \nFollowing this will be an intermedia performance where extracts from the book will be interwoven into a live collaborative performance featuring guest improvisers\, theatre and improvised visual mixed media. \nProgramme: \n19:00 doors\n19:10 Ambient Media Installation\n20:00 Book Launch: intermedia performance and reading by Urban Space Epics \nEntrance fee: 100kč suggested donation URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/book-launch-la-bestia-civil-21st-century-urban-space-epics-rhymes-by-d-l-jonsson/ LOCATION:Krásova 27\, 13000 Prague\, Czech Republic\, Krásova 27\, 13000 Prague\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/718064060_1401019908717343_6569255017489266591_n-si9QIn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260703T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260703T213000 DTSTAMP:20260624T052244Z CREATED:20260609T074227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T052244Z UID:10004616-1783103400-1783114200@pragueliterarycalendar.com SUMMARY:Read & Riff: The Book Club for Short Story Lovers DESCRIPTION:Would you sacrifice one innocent life if it guaranteed happiness for everyone else?\nThis is one idea we will discuss at the next Read & Riff meeting\, where we’ll dive into Ursula K. Le Guin’s short story ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.’\nRead & Riff is a book club for short story lovers. We come together to share what we loved\, hated\, questioned and everything in between about a selected story.\nRead the selected story in advance\, then join Debbie (your host) who will bring questions to guide the discussion and keep the conversation flowing.\nThere are no experts\, no homework beyond the reading\, and no right answers. Just good stories and even better conversations.\nJoin us!\nDate: 3 July 2026\nTime: 18:30 – 21:30\nPlace: Nerd Alert\, Bulharská 924/26\, 101 00 Praha 10-Vršovice\nFee: 50czk per person\nStory: ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’ by Ursula K. Le Guin (1973)\nLink to text: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf\nMark yourself as ‘going’ in the Facebook/meet up events so we can make sure we have enough space.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1564568415277402/ URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/read-riff-the-book-club-for-short-story-lovers-2/ LOCATION:Nerd Alert\, Bulharská 924/26\, Praha\, 101 00\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/719532760_10165515430345466_8385324301821004339_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Scribbles & Giggles":MAILTO:scribblesprague@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR