Magnesia Litera
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Edition 18 (2019) Winner
Radka Denemarková
ラドカ・デネマルコヴァー
Radka Denemarková
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-03-14 （Kutná Hora）
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Languages
- Czech, German
- Residence History
- Kutná Hora (birthplace) → Prague
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, dramatist, TV screenplay writer, translator, essayist
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Institute for Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na zábradlí theatre
- Nominations
- Alfred Radok Awards nomination (dramaturgical achievement), Josef Škvorecký Award nomination, Angelus Central European Literary Award nomination, Czech Book Award nomination, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Arts, Charles University | Faculty of Arts | German and Czech | 博士号 | — | Czech Republic |
Faculty of Arts, Charles University
Faculty of Arts
/ German and Czech
Degree:
博士号
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
Czech Republic
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Magnesia Litera | Peníze od Hitlera / Money from Hitler | best prose work | — | winner |
| 2009 | Magnesia Litera | Smrt nebudeš se báti aneb příběh Petra Lébla / Death, You Shall not be Afraid | journalism | — | winner |
| 2011 | Magnesia Litera | Atemschaukel (translation) | translation | — | winner |
| 2019 | Magnesia Litera | Hodiny z olova / Hours of Lead | Book of the Year | — | winner |
| 2011 | Usedomer Literaturpreis | Money from Hitler | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Georg Dehio Book Prize | Money from Hitler | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Spycher: Literary Prize Leuk | Příspěvek k dějinám radosti / A Contribution to the History of Joy | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | H. C. Artmann Prize | A Contribution to the History of Joy | — | — | winner |
| 2022 | Literary Prize of the State of Styria | Hours of Lead | — | — | winner |
| 2022 | Brücke Berlin Literature and Translation Prize | Hours of Lead | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Medal of Merit | — | — | — | winner |
Magnesia Litera
2007
Work:
Peníze od Hitlera / Money from Hitler
Category:
best prose work
Result:
winner
Magnesia Litera
2009
Work:
Smrt nebudeš se báti aneb příběh Petra Lébla / Death, You Shall not be Afraid
Category:
journalism
Result:
winner
Magnesia Litera
2011
Work:
Atemschaukel (translation)
Category:
translation
Result:
winner
Magnesia Litera
2019
Work:
Hodiny z olova / Hours of Lead
Category:
Book of the Year
Result:
winner
Usedomer Literaturpreis
2011
Work:
Money from Hitler
Result:
winner
Georg Dehio Book Prize
2012
Work:
Money from Hitler
Result:
winner
Spycher: Literary Prize Leuk
2019
Work:
Příspěvek k dějinám radosti / A Contribution to the History of Joy
Result:
winner
H. C. Artmann Prize
2019
Work:
A Contribution to the History of Joy
Result:
winner
Literary Prize of the State of Styria
2022
Work:
Hours of Lead
Result:
winner
Brücke Berlin Literature and Translation Prize
2022
Work:
Hours of Lead
Result:
winner
Medal of Merit
2024
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hodiny z olova / Hours of Lead
2018 novel 752 pagesPříspěvek k dějinám radosti / A Contribution to the History of Joy
2014 novelPeníze od Hitlera / Money from Hitler
2006 novelSmrt nebudeš se báti aneb příběh Petra Lébla / Death, You Shall not be Afraid
2008 documentary novelKobold: Přebytky něhy & přebytky lidí
2011 double novelBibliography
- Hodiny z olova [Hours of Lead]
- MY 2 / US 2
- Příspěvek k dějinám radosti [A Contribution to the History of Joy]
- Spací vady [Sleeping Disorders]
- Kobold. Přebytky něhy & přebytky lidí
- Smrt nebudeš se báti aneb příběh Petra Lébla
- Peníze od Hitlera [Money from Hitler]
- A já pořád kdo to tluče [The Devil by the Nose]
- Sám sobě nepřítelem [An Enemy to Himself]
Translations of Works
- Works translated into 23 languages
Legacy
The only Czech writer who has received Magnesia Litera Award four times in different categories. Her works have been translated into 23 languages.