Michal Ajvaz

Michal Ajvaz (born October 30, 1949 in Prague) is a Czech novelist, poet and translator, an exponent of the literary style known as magic realism.

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Biography

Born to the family of Russian exile, Ajvaz studied Czech studies and esthetics at Charles University in Prague. Currently he works as a researcher at Prague's Center for Theoretical Studies and, in addition to fiction, has published an essay on Derrida and a book-length meditation on Borges. His novel Prázdné ulice was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize for literary achievement (2005), the most prestigious literary award in the Czech Republic.

Bibliography

This incomplete list gives the titles of Ajvaz's works.

See also

Poetry portal
Novels portal

External links