• Eyal Poleg – The Great Bible as a Useless Book

    Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR
    Discussion

    V dubnu vystoupí se svým příspěvkem v rámci cyklu Staročeský dýchánek Eyal Poleg (Queen Mary University of London). Přednášku v angličtině můžete vyslechnout 7. 4. 2026 od 17 hodin v dolním sále pražské budovy Ústavu pro českou literaturu AV ČR (Na Florenci 3, Praha 1), vstup je zdarma a bez registrace.Anotace:The Great Bible (1538/9) is […]

  • Kafka and Havel: Leadership, Economics, and Power

    Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha
    Author Talks

    At Hebrew University in 1990, Havel made the bold claim that, “I sometimes feel I’m the only one who really understands Kafka.” Where do these two minds meet and where do they diverge? Professor Leah Tomkins, author of the ground-breaking book, Franz Kafka and the Truths of Leadership (2024) will join literary scholar doc. Mgr. […]

  • English guided tour of the villa Winternitz

    Winternitzova vila Winternitzova vila
    lecture

    Guided tour of the Winternitz Villa with a guide in English every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.The Winternitz Villa is the realization of the world-famous architect Adolf Loos and his partner Karel Lhota (the author of all elements in the interior). The house, which is now a cultural monument, was built in 1931-32 for the lawyer […]

  • Brian Goodman – The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers across the Iron Curtain

    Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR
    Author Talks

    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“.Vstup na přednášku v angličtině je zdarma a […]

  • Poetry and Independent Publishing in Scotland | Reading & Discussion

    Filozofická fakulta, náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic Filozofická fakulta, náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic
    Author Talks

    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 […]

  • Honoring William Luers

    Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha
    Author Talks

    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 […]