Radka Denemarková
Radka Denemarková (born 14 March 1968 in Kutná Hora) is a Czech novelist, dramatist, TV screenplay writer, translator, essayist. Denemarková is the only Czech writer who has received Magnesia Litera Award four times (in different categories – for prose, non-fiction, translation and Book of the Year). Her works have been translated into 23 languages. Life Denemarková studied German and Czech at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, gaining her doctorate in 1997. She worked as a researcher at the Institute for Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and was dramatic advisor at the Na zábradlí theatre in Prague. She has been freelance since 2004. She lives in Prague with daughter Ester and son Jan. Books Hodiny z olova [Hours of Lead]. 2018. Brno: Host. 752pp. . MY 2 / US 2. 2014. A literary original for the feature film. Příspěvek k dějinám radosti [A Contribution to the History of Joy]. 2014. A novel. Spací vady [Sleeping Disorders]. 2012. A book edition of the theatre play. Kobold. Přebytky něhy & přebytky lidí [Kobold: An Abundance of Tenderness & an Abundance of People]. 2011. A double novel. Excerpts published in English. Smrt nebudeš se báti aneb