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A roundup of recent literary stories from the web.

Prague-based American author discusses Senseless, his debut novel.

A roundup of the most interesting literary stories from the Internet

While former Czech President Václav Havel’s work as a politician and humanitarian are of paramount importance, his reputation as a writer must not be overlooked.

Former Czech President is dead at the age of 75.

The first public monument honoring the German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke, born in Prague Dec. 4, 1875, was unveiled at 16 Na Přikopě St. Dec. 7.

A roundup of the most interesting literary stories from the Internet.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass gives a trenchant account of the violent crack-downs by U.C. Berkeley campus police on occupying students and faculty.

Czech poet, dissident, musician and critic, Ivan Martin Jirous has died at 67 years old.

The “Occupy” protests that have swept cities throughout the United States and elsewhere have been portrayed as hopelessly unoccupied, a judgment that casts a blind eye toward the internal evidence of the movement’s organization, from their elaborate hand signals to their public libraries. New York protesters have created a “People’s Library,” where readers can come [...]