Michal Ajvaz

Last updated

Michal Ajvaz (born 30 October 1949 in Prague) is a Czech novelist, poet and translator, an exponent of the literary style known as magic realism.

Contents

Michal Ajvaz, 2015 Michal Ajvaz 2015.jpg
Michal Ajvaz, 2015

Biography

Born into a family of Russian exiles, Ajvaz studied Czech studies and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague. He currently works as a researcher at Prague's Centre for Theoretical Studies [1] and, in addition to fiction, has published an essay on Derrida and a book-length meditation on Borges. His novel Prázdné ulice was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize for literary achievement (2005), the most prestigious literary award in the Czech Republic. He won the Magnesia Litera 2012 award (book of the year) for his novel Lucemburská zahrada and the 2020 Czech State Award for Literature for his body of work to-date.

Bibliography

This incomplete list gives the titles of Ajvaz's works.

See also

References

  1. "Centrum pro teoretická studia" . Retrieved 1 December 2014.