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Radka Denemarková

Born 1968 · Czechia

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Books on prize lists

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    Magnesia Litera 2019 · Shortlist

    Hodiny z olova

    Title translated by AI:“Hours of Lead”

    Radka Denemarková · 50 when first published

    Novel · 747 pages · Politics, Family

    AI-generated summary:A Czech businessman with his wife and teenage daughter, a Russian diplomat, a French man of letters, a calligraphy student and a cook are among the Europeans who have come to China to put their lives in order.

  • In English

    Magnesia Litera 2007 · Winner

    Money from Hitler

    Peníze od Hitlera

    Radka Denemarková · 38 when first published

    Novel · 252 pages · Historical, War

    AI-generated summary:In 1945 Gita, a sixteen-year-old who has survived a concentration camp, hurries home to her Czech village, only to find there is nowhere to return to.