Klára Hůrková
Klára Hůrková (born February 15, 1962 in Prague ) is a Czech- German writer .
Life
Klára Hůrková studied philosophy at Charles University in Prague, where she graduated with a doctorate in 1986 . She then started studying English and art history at RWTH Aachen University . Here she did her doctorate in 2000 on the subject of mirror images. A comparison of the early plays of Václav Havel and Tom Stoppard with special reference to their political aspects . 1997/98 she stayed for research purposes at the University of East Anglia in Norwich . She writes and translates literary and scientific texts in German, Czech and English. In 1994 Hůrková made his debut with the book "Verše z hor". Since then she has presented several collections of poetry and two prose publications. Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and literary magazines.
Klára Hůrková has translated and edited three German-Czech anthologies with contemporary poetry. She has been a member of the Czech PEN Club since 2019 .
Klára Hůrková lives in Aachen .
Single title (selection)
- Islands and other sketches. Stories (2019)
- The open space / Otevřený prostor (2017)
- Neotcové (Novella, Czech) (2016)
- Time steps / Časokroky (2015)
- Wende und Winkel / Změny a zákoutí (2012)
- Decals in the air / Obtisky ve vzduchu (2009)
- Standstill of the grasses (2008)
- Za práh zraku (2006)
- Excursions and stays. Poems (2003)
- Before the solstice. Poems (2002)
- Footprints on the water. Poems and texts. (1998)
- Verše z hor (1994)
Anthologies and literary journals (selection)
- Rainer Stolz and Udo Wenzel (eds.), Haiku hier und heute , dtv, Munich 2012.
- Axel Kutsch (ed.), Versnetze. The big book of new German poetry , Verlag Ralf Liebe, Weilerswist 2008.
- Magazines: DAS GEDICHT, Der Dreischneuss , Signum , Zeichen & Wunder
Release
- Clear encounters - Jasná setkání. A German-Czech poetry anthology (2018).
- The light above the roofs - Nad střechami světlo. A German-Czech anthology with poetry and short prose (2014).
- Key collection - Sbírka klíčů. A German-Czech anthology (2007).
Prices
- POSTPOETRY Prize North Rhine-Westphalia, 2018
- Prize for political poetry, 2017 (2nd place, together with Monika Littau and Maria Topali)
- Wiener Werkstattpreis, Poetry, 2003 (1st place in the readers' rating)
Web links
- Literature by and about Klára Hůrková in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/28553 British and American Studies, Vol. 14, Richard Martin and Rüdiger Schreyer (eds.), Aachen, 2000, accessed on November 6, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hůrková, Klára |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech-German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |