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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 7d

On September 29, literary scholar Tim Beasley-Murray, translator Julia Sherwood and Karolinum Press editor Jan Zikmund discussed two Slovak classics, Alfonz Bednár’s "The Hours and the Minutes" and Leopold Lahola’s "The Last Thing", at Hatchards Piccadilly @hatchards.bsky.social.

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 8d

Just yesterday, Julia launched our new title at Hatchards Piccadilly in London — the English edition of The Last Thing by Leopold Lahola, which she co-translated with Peter Sherwood.

Find more about Julia's and our other translators' work in our survey on the blog: karolinum.cz/en/blog/anke...

Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 8d

On International Translation Day, we are delighted to introduce our collaborator in the Modern Slovak Classics series, the London-based @juliasherwood.bsky.social. She is not only active as a translator but also as a tireless promoter of Slovak and Czech literature abroad.

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 12d

A Czech literature Starter Pack: The book reviewer Jennifer Jelinkova presents the classic novel „We Were a Handful“ by Karel Poláček from our Modern Czech Classics series!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaWD...

Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 12d

Next Monday at Hatchards Piccadilly: UK launch of two Slovak masterpieces in English – "The Hours and the Minutes" by Alfonz Bednár & "The Last Thing" by Leopold Lahola. Join scholar Tim Beasley-Murray, translator Julia Sherwood and editor Jan Zikmund for a fascinating discussion!

Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 26d

We warmly invite you to the UK launch of two newly translated Slovak classics from Karolinum Press: "The Hours and the Minutes" by Alfonz Bednár and "The Last Thing" by Leopold Lahola at Hatchards Piccadilly on 29 Sept, 6:30pm with Tim Beasley-Murray, Julia Sherwood and Jan Zikmund. Join us!

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 26d

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · 26d

We warmly invite you to the UK launch of two newly translated Slovak classics from Karolinum Press: "The Hours and the Minutes" by Alfonz Bednár and "The Last Thing" by Leopold Lahola at Hatchards Piccadilly on 29 Sept, 6:30pm with Tim Beasley-Murray, Julia Sherwood and Jan Zikmund. Join us!

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · Aug 30

Today we remember Libuše Moníková, Prague-born German-language author, who would have turned 80. Her works earned her major literary awards.
In 2023 we published her novel Transfigured Night (tr. Anne Posten): karolinum.cz/en/books/mon...

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Univerzita Karlova @unikarlova.cuni.cz · Jul 21

A nezapomeňte: na Facebooku UK právě probíhá soutěž o tři vybrané tituly:
📖 Jan Royt: Klášter cisterciáků v Oseku
📖 Eva Bobůrková: Muž Země. Rozhovor s Bedřichem Moldanem
📖 Vladislav Vančura: Rozmarné léto

Zapojte se do soutěže a užijte si léto s knihou! 🎉

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Univerzita Karlova @unikarlova.cuni.cz · Jul 21

📚🌞 Letní čtení s Nakladatelství Karolinum!

Vydejte se s námi během léta do kláštera, na Arktidu nebo dokonce na námořní plavbu z Prahy! Připravili jsme si pro vás šest inspirativních knižních tipů.

📌 Celý výběr najdete na blogu nakladatelství: karolinum.cz/blog/knizni-...

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · Jul 21

We’re thrilled to share that THE CULTURE OF NEURAL NETWORKS by Karel Piorecký and Zuzana Husárová, translated by Isabel Stainsby, has won the N. Katherine Hayles Award! Published by Karolinum Press with the Institute of Czech Literature.

eliterature.org/elo-awards/

@unikarlova.cuni.cz

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · Jul 14

🎭 A milestone in theatre theory — „Aesthetics of the Dramatic Art“ by Otakar Zich is now available for the first time in English!

🎬 Watch the editors explain why this book still matters: youtu.be/0aKA2uDbTcs

More info at: www.theatretheory.cz

Hardcover book titled “Aesthetics of the Dramatic Art” by Otakar Zich, placed against a neutral background. The cover features minimalist typography and a modern design, reflecting the scholarly nature of the publication. This is the first English translation of a foundational work in Czech theatre theory.

Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · Jul 1

Looking for summer reads?

Try these titles from Karolinum Press:

🌦️ Summer of Caprice by Vladislav Vančura
🧱 Adventures in the 'Stone Age' by Leopold Pospíšil
🏡 The Country House Revisited by Tereza Topolovská

@charlesuni.cuni.cz

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Jun 11

Translator @juliasherwood.bsky.social reads from Leopold Lahola's THE LAST THING( @karolinumpress.cuni.cz, 2024)
The nine stories in this collection depict the rise of fascism and its dangers for the Jewish community in Slovakia during WW2. Haunting, compelling, and all too timely.

Julia Sherwood reads from Leopold Lahola's THE LAST THING (Karolinum Press, 2024)

Translated from the Slovak by Julia and Peter SherwoodThe nine stories comprising the collection The Last Thing depict the rise of fascism and its dangers fo...

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · May 12

karolinum.cz/en/blog/svet...

Svět knihy 2025: Program Nakladatelství Karolinum

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Karolinum Press @karolinumpress.cuni.cz · May 12

On Sunday, May 18 at the Book World Prague, the panel „Slovakia in the Shadow of WWII“ will present translators and scholars of Slovak literature discussing Slovak writing in translation along with presenting the two latest books in our Modern Slovak Classics series.

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hisvoice-cz.bsky.social @hisvoice-cz.bsky.social · May 9

„Sono-fenomenologie je fenomenologie fenomenologie,“ aneb jak mohou zvuky posloužit filozofům. Nad knihou Martina Nitscheho, která velí: Zpět ke zvukům samým! @karolinumpress.cuni.cz www.hisvoice.cz/zkouska-sire...

Zkouška sirén: Sono-fenomenologie - HISvoice

Martin Nitsche a filozofie skrze sluchátka

www.hisvoice.cz

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