United States
Guest of the book fair Svět knihy Praha 2025
Alex Zucker has translated novels by J. R. Pick, Petra Hůlová, Jáchym Topol, Magdaléna Platzová, Bianca Bellová, Tomáš Zmeškal, Josef Jedlička, Heda Margolius Kovály, Patrik Ouředník, and Miloslava Holubová. His translations Three Plastic Rooms, by Petra Hůlová, and The Devil’s Workshop, by Jáchym Topol, received Writing in Translation awards from English PEN, and he won the ALTA National Translation Award in 2010 for his translation of Petra Hůlová’s fiction debut, All This Belongs to Me. His translation of The Lake, by Bianca Bellová, was named winner of the EBRD Literature Prize 2023. In addition to translating, Alex works in editing and communications. He lives in Brooklyn.
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Book World Prague 2025
15:00 - 15:50
České literární centrum / Moravská zemská knihovna, Svět knihy
Czech, English
How are books acquired for US publication? Alžběta Belánová will share her experience from a major US publisher, Joshua Mensch will discuss pitching as a poet,...
Friday, 16. 5. 2025
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