Michal Ajvaz

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

He currently works as a researcher at Prague's Centre for Theoretical Studies[1] 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.

He won the Magnesia Litera 2012 award (book of the year) for his novel Lucemburská zahrada and the 2020 Czech State Award for Literature for his body of work to-date.

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