Text: Ondřej Prokop
There is no doubt that we produce beautiful and high-quality books. This is not only due to the meticulous workmanship devoted to each book, but also to the book awards that titles from our press regularly receive.
One of these awards is the Magnesia Litera. The most important task of these book awards is to promote quality literature. This is without limitation and regardless of genre. That is why the awards have been divided into nine categories, which try to cover all domestic book production.
Although these competitions mainly evaluate the content of the books, we are pleased that FINIDR is often mentioned in the covers of the awarded titles. It is a proof of the trust that publishers and authors give us when they print their great books here. And although this time it is mainly the content that is being judged, the quality of the workmanship plays an equally important role.
A total of five nominations
A total of five book titles that we produced in our print shop have been nominated for this year’s Magnesia Litera Awards.
Luxor Litera for prose and DILIA Litera for debut of the year: Letnice (author: Miroslav Hlaučo, Publishing house: Paseka)
Litera for poetry: Vzteklina (author: Apolena Vybíralová, Publishing house: Bílý Vigvam)
Litera for book translation: Džinové (author: Fatma Aydemir, translation: Viktorie Hanišová, Publishing house: HOST)
Litera for detective novel: Dceřina kletba (author: Tereza Bartošová, Publishing house: Albatros) & Panoptikum pana Perkinse (author: Ilona Dobrovolná, Publishing house: MOBA)
The main prize, two category winners and the Kosmas Readers’ Prize
During the award ceremony, which we could even watch live on CT Art, two books were among the winners. And one of them won two awards!
Letnice – DILIA Litera for debut of the year
Panoptikum pana Perkinse – Litera for mystery
Additionally, in the Kosmas Readers’ Choice Award category, where the winner was decided by the general public, the winner was another title produced in our printing house – Objektivní nález: Moje nejtěžší mise (author: Tomáš Šebek, publisher: Paseka)
The main prize closed the evening. The Magnesia Litera Book of the Year was Letnice by Miroslav Hlaučo. This title won two prizes.
Congratulations to all authors and publishers for these awards!
