Born 1940 · Czechia
Magnesia Litera 2020 · Winner
Title translated by AI:“Fox into a Lady”
Jiří Kratochvil · 78 when first published
Novel · 199 pages · Speculative, Politics, Love
AI-generated summary:In the 1950s, scientists at the Pavlov Institute turn a fox cub into a beautiful woman with a secret mission, while in Brno a bright young worker is groomed for the secret police.
Magnesia Litera 2013 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Good Night, Sweet Dreams”
Jiří Kratochvil · 72 when first published
Novel · 294 pages · War, Historical
AI-generated summary:On 30 April 1945 in Brno, as the Wehrmacht flees and fighting goes on in the outskirts, two men search the chaotic city for an American who has penicillin.
Magnesia Litera 2012 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Circular Hunt”
Jiří Kratochvil · 71 when first published
Short stories · 272 pages
AI-generated summary:Thirteen stories that mix fragments of history with the present and episodes from famous lives with the wishes and dreams of ordinary people, behind ever-changing masks.
Magnesia Litera 2007 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Actor”
Jiří Kratochvil · 66 when first published
Novel · 310 pages · Satire
AI-generated summary:Mikuláš Mazel, gifted with an absolute talent for acting, can imitate anyone and takes all kinds of strange acting jobs, until his gift starts to look like a curse.