Czech writer Arnošt Lustig (1926 -2012) is being honored by a documentary exactly one year since his death.

A roundup of literary stories from the web.

Prominent Romani poet and translator Vlado Olah has died at the age of 64 following a prolonged illness.

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.

Czech poet, critic, dissident and diplomat Jiří Gruša has died in Germany, where he lived, while undergoing a heart operation. The Prague Post last talked to Gruša in 2009. A transcript of the interview is included below. Gruša was born in Pardubice and later moved to Prague, where he moved in dissident in literary circles. [...]

The city of Prague has launched an interesting interactive project entitled “Prague, City of Literature.”

Czech writer Michal Ajvaz recently visited Korea for a series of readings and talks at Hankuk University. Ivana Bozděchová, Professor at the Department of Czech and Slovak Studies, HUFS/ Charles University Prague and now living in Korea, filed this report.

The Prague Post discussion “Are Books Dead?” took place Nov. 17 before a crowd of nearly 100 people at the National Gallery. The event stretched into the night, with plenty of questions from the audience and animated debate taking place after the panel discussion had concluded.

There has been a great deal of discussion lately about the future of print media, especially books and newspapers. How can books and print newspapers compete with digital media and the Internet? This topic will be taken up at a discussion hosted by The Prague Post Thursday, November 18 at 7pm at the National Gallery in Holešovice. This is the third in a series of prefatory notes leading up to the discussion.

There has been a great deal of discussion lately about the future of print media, especially books and newspapers. How can books and print newspapers compete with digital media and the Internet? This topic will be taken up at a discussion hosted by The Prague Post Thursday, November 18 at 7pm at the National Gallery in Holešovice. This is the second in a series of prefatory notes leading up to the discussion.