Franz Kafka Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2012) Winner
Daniela Hodrová
だにえら・ほどろゔぁ
Daniela Hodrová
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-07-05 （Prague）
- Died
- 2024-08-30 （Prague, Czech Republic） age 78
- Nationality
- Czech
- Languages
- Czech, French
- Residence History
- Prague
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Literary scholar
- Active Years
- 1972-2024
- Affiliations
- Odeon publishing house, Institute of Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles University | — | French and Comparative Literature | — | — | Czech Republic |
Charles University
French and Comparative Literature
Country:
Czech Republic
Postgraduate studies in French and comparative literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Franz Kafka Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2016 | Magnesia Litera | Točité věty | — | — | Winner |
Franz Kafka Prize
2012
Result:
Winner
Magnesia Litera
2016
Work:
Točité věty
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Magnesia Litera
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
City of Torment
1999 NovelA trilogy of distinctive Prague novels conveying the genius loci of the city, highlighting its tragic features.
PragueHistoryTragedy
Translations
- Trans. Véronique Firkusny and Elena Sokol, Jantar Publishing, 2021
Bibliography
- Podobojí (1991) / A Kingdom of Souls / In Both Kinds
- Kukly (1991) / Puppets
- Théta (1991)
- Město vidím... (1992) / Prague, I See a City...
- Perunův den (1994)
- Ztracené děti (1997)
- Trýznivé město (1999) / City of Torment
- Komedie (2003)
- Vyvolávání (2010)
- Točité věty (2015)
- Ta blízkost (2019)
- Co přichází aneb Cesta na Kouzelný vrch (2024)
Translations of Works
- Prague, I See a City... (trans. David Short, Jantar Publishing, 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classification of novels into roman-realité and roman-inventionPioneering theory on initiation storylines
- Recurring Motifs
- Genius loci of PragueTragic features of Central European city history
Legacy
Czech writer and literary scholar known for her Prague novels, recipient of the Franz Kafka Prize.
Trivia
- Spouse: Karel Milota (1937–2002)