We are sorry to announce that niece of Franz Kafka, daughter of his loved sister Ottla Mrs. Věra Saudková passed away on 3rd August 2015. She used to be a member of the Franz Kafka Society since its establishing and worked as a redactor for Lidové noviny and publishing house Odeon and Svoboda.
On Monday, 1 June 2015, at its meeting at the headquarters of the Franz Kafka Society, the international expert jury selected the fifteenth laureate of the literary Franz Kafka Prize, namely the Spanish writer Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943). One of the most respected and translated contemporary Spanish writers is very honoured to be awarded the...
Dear members of the Franz Kafka Society,
The FKS committee meeting on 20 October discussed, in the presence of a lawyer and a registrar, amendments to the Articles of Association arising from the transformation of the FKS from a civic association to a registered association.
The new Articles will be discussed at the constitutive general meeting in February 2015. In connection...
The Chinese Writer Yan Lianke Will be Awarded the Franz Kafka Prize
On 22 October 2014 in the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square in Prague, the Franz Kafka Prize for 2014 will be awarded to the Chinese writer Yan Lianke. The international jury selected him at its meeting in Prague...
Biennale Kafka / Borges 2014 14th – 17th September 2014, Buenos Aires
The 6th Biennial Borges/Kafka commemorates one hundred years from the birth of two important novelists, Julio Cortázar (Argentina) and Bohumil Hrabal (Czech Republic). The program concentrates on the following topics:
1. Machine and Shadow: The aim is to look at the work and life of the...
On Thursday, 22 May 2014, at its meeting at the headquarters of the Franz Kafka Society, the international expert jury selected the fourteenth laureate of the literary Franz Kafka Prize, namely the Chinese writer Yan Lianke (born in 1958). As the writer informed the FKS, he is happy and at the same time grateful for being awarded this prize. Franz Kafka is one of his most inspiring writers....
