Lit in Translation

Petra Soukupová

Born 1982 · Czechia

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Magnesia Litera 2018 · Shortlist

    Nejlepší pro všechny

    Title translated by AI:“Best for Everyone”

    Petra Soukupová · 35 when first published

    Novel · 363 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:When his mother, a Prague stage actress, gets a TV role on the other side of the country, ten-year-old troublemaker Viktor is sent, against his will, to live with his grandmother in the countryside.

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    Magnesia Litera 2010 · Shortlist

    Zmizet

    Title translated by AI:“To Disappear”

    Petra Soukupová · 27 when first published

    Short stories · 340 pages · Family, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:Three long stories about families and siblings, two of them told by children, in which each hero tries to come to terms with a family trauma that sets them apart.

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    Magnesia Litera 2008 · Shortlist

    K moři

    Title translated by AI:“To the Sea”

    Petra Soukupová · 25 when first published

    Novel · 198 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:The members of two families founded by the same father, related on paper but far apart as people, find their lives crossing on a holiday trip to the sea.