2012_Albatros Media fiction

FICTION
2012/2013
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Since 2010, the company Albatros Media a.s. has
been the largest publishing house in the Czech
Republic, rapidly expanding in the Slovak Republic
as well, with a combined production reaching 1400
titles a year. In cooperation with international
partners, we produce annually over 50 titles in
other languages.
• #1 publisher in the Czech Republic
with 63 years history
• 1,000+ new titles each year
fiction and non – fiction
• Publishing, distribution, readers club, e – shop
• 10 imprints covering all target groups from
children to seniors
• Increasing share on Czech and Slovak markets
Contacts:
Albatros Media a.s., Na Pankráci 30/1618, 140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
www.albatrosmedia.cz/en | [email protected] | +420 261 397 298
Cover illustration © Eva Šedivá, 2012
Toot the Car - Autíčko Tút, Albatros, 2012
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Little Mole
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Boardbooks
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Tales
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Children’s World
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Legends, Myths
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Figs the Megadog
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Fun
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Middle Grade
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Fantasy
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Poetry
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Gift Books
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Comics
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Adult Fiction
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LITTLEMole
HARDCovers
NEW
 Charming, friendly and helpful animated
character created for a series of cartoons
56 years ago, the first film with Little
Mole – How Little Mole Got His Trousers –
won SILVER LION IN VENICE
 Plush Little Mole was present on board
of the last flight of the space shuttle
Endeavour
Zdeněk Miler (1921 – 2011) was a Czech animator and
illustrator; he is best known for his Mole character and its
adventures. He worked in animated film for over 60 years
and his films have won numerous awards at festivals around
the world. He said that the idea to use the mole as his main
character came to him when he stumbled over
a mole – hill whilst on a walk.
age +4
6 million copies sold
24 languages
How Litte
Mole Got His
Trousers
Little Mole
and His
Little Car
Little Mole
and the
Green Star
Little Mole
and Eagle
Little Mole
and Umbrella
Little Mole
in the City
er
bestsell
64 pp
age +4
The Tales
of Little Mole
How Little Mole
Made Mouse
Well Again
64 pp
Little Mole
and the
Space Ship
32 pp
Little Mole
and Mother
80 pp
Little Mole
and Snowman
40 pp
Little Mole
and Christmas
80 pp
Little Mole‘s
Adventures from
Spring to Winter
Krtkova dobrodružství
Authors: Hana Doskočilová, Eduard Petiška
Illustrations: Zdeněk Miler
New exclusive bind – up brings together three
popular stories of beloved Little Mole! How Little
Mole Got His Trousers, Little Mole and His Little Car
and Little Mole and Umbrella for the first time in
one volume.
88 pp
F: 195 x 255 mm,
168 pp, hard cover
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© Zdeněk Miler
48 pp
56 pp
36 pp
36 pp
56 pp
F: 195 x 255 mm,
hard cover
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ACTIVITYBooks
BOARDBooks
Let‘s Draw Little Mole‘s Year!
Krtkův kreslený rok
age +3
Little Mole‘s Week
age +2
Krtkův týden
NEW
Authors: Ondřej Müller, Irena Tatíčková
Illustrations: Zdeněk Miler
Author: Michal Černík
Illustrations: Zdeněk Miler, Kateřina Miler
Activity book starring the beloved character offers an ideal way for preschoolers and
kindergartners to learn coloring shapes, finding differences in images, orientating
themselves in the maze, handling their pencils and other skills. Each of the twelve
chapters brings original tasks connected to the months of the year.
Brand new board book playfully introduces children
to the days of the week. With the help of beautiful
illustrations and fun rhymes, kids will easily learn
the order of the week and what makes each day
interesting. Little Mole works from Monday till
Friday and has fun on Saturday and Sunday.
F: 150 x 150 mm,
12 pp, board book
F: 180 x 180 mm,
64 pp, padded cover
Let‘s Talk
to Little Mole
Let‘s Draw
with Little Mole
Let‘s Travel
with Little Mole
Let‘s Play
with Little Mole
Let‘s Have Fun
with Little Mole
© Zdeněk Miler, Kateřina Miler
Little Mole in Spring
F: 210 x 295 mm,
32 pp, paper back
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age +3
age +2
Little Mole in Summer
Little Mole in Fall
Little Mole in Winter
F: 150 x 150 mm,
12 pp, board book
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BOARDBooks
TALES
Zdeněk Miler and Little Mole to Children
Classic
bestseller
age +2
Dětem Zdeněk Miler a Krtek
Author: Team of authors
Illustrations: Zdeněk Miler
Popular cartoon hero Little Mole presents in this special anthology the most popular
tales and stories illustrated by his author Zdeněk Miler, the most popular Czech
animator and illustrator.
Vonenka the Fairy
O víle Voněnce
age +5
F: 195 x 225 mm,
104 pp, hard cover
Author: Nela Boudová
Illustrations: Nela Boudová
Cheerful Choo Choo
O veselé mašince
age +2
A thrilling story about how the world of fairies blends with the
world of humans. Complete with outstanding artistic collages.
Dictionary of Mushroom Sprites
Lexikon houbových skřítků
Author: Jan Čarek
Illustrations: Zdeněk Miler
A funny little poem about a small train engine and its journey between two
stations. We meet the dispatcher, the ticket controller and the driver. There
are also lots of traffic lights, tracks, track switches and bridges. Cheerful
Choo Choo works hard and finally enjoys well deserved rest. Classic board
book beloved by generations of children.
age +5
Author: Radomír Socha
Illustrations: Vítězslava Klimtová
The gorgeous illustrations and engaging text about mushroom
sprites and life in the forest will delight readers young and old.
Fanda the Kelpie
Vodník Fanda
age +5
Author: Miloslav Švandrlík
Illustrations: Jarmila Růžičková
F: 240 x 160 mm,
12 pp, board book
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First dating with nature
A fun and fantastic story about a water goblin named Fanda, who
lives happily in a well – known pond, playing amazing water polo
matches with his kelpie brothers.
F: 163 x 238 mm,
120 pp, hard cover
F: 163 x 238 mm,
52 pp, hard cover
F: 165 x 240 mm,
120 pp, hard cover
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HumorouSTales
HumorouSTales
NEW
1st prize
Golden
in
Albatros Literary
Competition
Ribbon
Award
White
Raven
2011
Gosh Dang
and Other Stories
Ježkovy voči
a ostatní pohádky
And Then It Happened!
age +7
Author: Stanislava Reschková
Illustrations: Katarína Ilkovičková
This book won the 1st prize in Albatros Literary Competition for the Best
Original Modern Fairy Tale. Thieves Einstein and Blockhead break into a
house that belongs to the hideous and lonely witch Nightshade. Which
of the thieves will become her groom? In another story, in a tiny faraway
kingdom, everything runs so smoothly that the king’s advisors worry about
their jobs – so they find a dragon on the Internet to terrorize the land and
help the advisors earn the respect they need. But times have changed and
this crazy old dragon won’t eat people anymore. These brilliantly written
stories will have both children and parents in stitches.
F: 163 x 238 mm,
80 pp, hard cover
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A pak se to stalo
age +6
Author: Ester Stará
Illustrations: Martina Matlovičová
Ten tales about little things that kids don’t mind and parents can’t stand. Uncombed hair, unwashed ears, unwiped noses, unbrushed teeth, untied
shoelaces, messy toys, messy eating, tattling – these are things kids don’t
even want to hear about. But then something unbelievable happens,
and the naughty kids better be good quick if they want to be nice happy
children again! So read carefully!
F: 210 x 235 mm,
56 pp, hard cover
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Tales
Tales
Spring 2013:
French edition
(MeMo)
Internationally
awarded illustrator
NEW
The Little Bear Book
Toot the Car
Malá medvědí knížka
Autíčko Tút
age +5
Author: Zbyněk Černík
Illustrations: Alžběta Skálová
Author: Hana Lamková
Illustrations: Eva Šedivá
Bears, as we all know, tend to live on their own – but Nedvěd and Mishka
have decided to live together. Nedvěd is a burly, old grouch; Mishka is still
a cub. But these bears enjoy more than just hibernating – they also like
coming up with schemes to get tasty treats. And so one day they set out to
scare hikers so they can take their picnic baskets and backpacks; another
day they pretend to be rare pandas; they even empty out a chicken coop on
the pretext of protecting mankind from bad cholesterol; finally they run
an election campaign so people will pamper them and offer them treats.
However, when the goods run out, they decide to sell themselves through
an ad as two cute and playful bears. Their grandiose plans do not always
work out the way they expect. When they realize that they hibernate
through Christmas every year, they decide to celebrate the holiday in June.
That way through winter they can just sleep and sleep.
One day in the auto factory a gorgeous Mercedes enters the world and
immediately takes to the roads. On her tour through France she meets
a Laurin Klement, which wins her heart through some thrilling races. The
Daimler family, the Renaults with their shiny cylinders, kind old Uncle
Opel, sporty Aunt Bugatti, and even Lord Rolls-Royce himself attend
their magnificent wedding… Soon afterwards a little red car, Toot, comes
into the world. And it’s not long before this fearless automobile sets out
for high – octane adventures! With beautiful illustrations by Eva Šedivá,
internationally awarded author.
F: 160 x 195 mm,
88 pp, hard cover
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age +7
F: 195 x 255 mm,
120 pp, hard cover
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MODERNTales
CRAZYStories
Mr. McWurst and Mr. Toothpickson
Pan Buřtík a pan Špejlička
age +5
bestselling
Author: Zdeněk Svěrák
Illustrations: Jiří Votruba
book in 2010
When these two first met, they just had to laugh: one looked
like a barrel and the other like a bean – pole. They liked each
other and decided to perform in circus it as a comical duo. But
their first circus performance was their last as well and they
barely managed to make it out the exit. However, they needed
to find a roof to live under. They tried a number of interesting
places – even the police station, where they served like a couple
of keystone kops. But their true masterpiece was saving a
famous pharmacy that was about to be torn down to make room
fora casino. With illustrations that perfectly complement the
text.
Czech children’s
F: 235 x 235 mm,
152 pp, hard cover
Max and Sally at School
F: 195 x 255 mm,
64 pp, hard cover
Mach a Šebestová ve škole
by Academy
award winning
Zdeněk Svěrák
age +6
Author: Miloš Macourek
Illustrations: Adolf Born
Selected for 1001 Children’s Books You
Must Read before You Grow Up (Universe
2009) – a guide to the best classic and
contemporary children’s literature.
Max and Sally have found a magic telephone receiver that can fulfill every wish. No
wonder they experience strange things with it: they turn their dog friend Jonathan
into a boy who comes along with them to school; they travel to the Ice Age; they enter
the micro – world of germs and many others.
Daddy, This One Was Great
Tatínku, ta se ti povedla
age +6
Author: Zdeněk Svěrák
Illustrations: Adolf Born
Bedtime stories are mostly told to children by their mothers; however, they usually
have the most work to do at night. So fathers should step in and help. Father Šíma
would like to read the bedtime stories, but the kids prefer the stories that their
mother tells them: the ones about the seemingly ordinary things around us. And
telling stories like that is not as easy as you might think, father Šíma really struggles
with bedtime stories! Will he ever manage to pull off this tricky task? Well, the title of
this phenomenal book by Zdeněk Svěrák gives a hint.
Sisa
Sísa Kyselá
age +7
Author: Martina Drijverová
Illustrations: Adolf Born
Johny doesn’t like his classmate Sisa at all, she’s just perfect in everything! But how
many things can one little gray mouse change… Funny reading for all beginning
readers.
Internationally
recognized
illustrator
F: 160 x 195 mm,
64 pp, hard cover
F: 195 x 255 mm,
48 pp, hard cover
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EVERYDAYLife
LEGENDsandMyths
Baba Yaga, Bone Leg
Baba Jaga, kostlivá noha
NEW
age +5
Author: Alena Ježková
Illustrations: František Skála
15 famous Russian fairy tales retold by one of the most adored children’s books
author.
Greek Myths
age +9
Řecké báje
Author: Alena Ježková
Illustrations: Michaela Kukovičová
F: 195 x 255 mm,
160 pp, hard cover
F: 195 x 255 mm,
176 pp, hard cover
22 most beautiful myths and legends of ancient Greece.
Dragon Soup
Dračí polévka
A Good World
Dobrý svět
age +6
Author: Alena Ježková
Illustrations: Darja Čančíková
Twenty nine short stories lead young readers throughout the year from
fall to summer and through family matters, too (“The Way to School”,
“Winter”, “Sadness”, “Love”, “Present”, “Happiness”, “What I Will Be”, “When
I’m Seventy”...). These warm stories, with their witty observations from
children’s perspectives, evoke a feeling of safety, certainty and peace:
just what many children miss today. Readers will easily identify with the
child – protagonists as they experience the troubles and joys of everyday
life. The charms of this book will quickly enchant adult readers as well – the
perfect book for families with young children!
F: 163 x 238 mm,
104 pp, hard cover
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age +10
Author: Alena Ježková
Illustrations: Nikkarin
Immigration  Foreignness  Search for identity  Single-parent family
Eleven – year – old Long has adjusted well to his situation: he is growing up as an
immigrant child with his mother and grandfather in Prague. At home, he watches
Vietnamese television and loves the dragon legend his mother tells him. At school,
Long is called »Lada« and well integrated. When suddenly the boy’s estranged father
shows up, everything changes. Overwhelmed, Long runs away – to search for his own
identity. Author weaves together in this novel mythical narrative moments with the
current topic of immigration.
White
Raven
2012
F: 163 x 238 mm,
96 pp, hard cover
Alena Ježková (1966), a master of fairy tale genre, has been spending most of her time writing
books aimed at popularizing history for both children and adults. She has received numerous
Czech awards, such as Gold Ribbon or Teachers‘ and Librarians’ awards and has won international
reputation (IBBY Honor List).
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FIGStheMEGADOG
FIGStheMEGADOG
 A series of books for children contains
various adventures of the little puppy Figs,
who grew up into a giant – sized dog.
 The text by Rudolf Čechura and illustrations
by Jiří Šalamoun characterize the ingenious
humor, appreciated by children as well as
adults.
Spring 2013:
French edition
(La Joie de Lire)
How Figs the Megadog Grew up
Jak Fík vyrostl
age +2
Stories of Figs the Megadog
Příhody Maxipsa Fíka
F: 150 x 150 mm,
12 pp, board book
age +5
Travels of Figs the Megadog
Maxipes Fík na cestách
age +5
Figs the Megadog
Maxipes Fík
age +5
Author: Rudolf Čechura
Illustrations: Jiří Šalamoun
Little Aya gets a puppy. She can’t speak very well yet – she’s only a little
girl – so instead of Rex, which was originally supposed to be his name, she
calls her puppy Figs. What a surprise when Figs grows and grows: he soon
outgrows all doghouses – he has become a giant size dog, a megadog! He
uses his size to his advantage: he learns to fetch the father’s newspaper, he
wins a horse race, he saves Aya, gets to school and gets hired as a boatman.
Seven funny adventures in comics strip form.
F: 195 x 255 mm,
88 pp, hard cover
F: 195 x 255 mm,
88 pp, hard cover
Jiří Šalamoun (1935) is one of those original, multitalented, imaginative Prague artists this city
seems to have a never ending supply of. He works in book illustration, cartoon films, stage design and
printmaking, and also as an editor of publications about photography and film. He has received over
50 prestigious international awards and was nominated for Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.
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F: 195 x 255 mm,
80 pp, hard cover
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FUNPat&Mat
FUNNYRetro
NEW
Pat & Mat, And that’s it!
Pat a Mat, a je to!
bestseller
age +5
30 000 cps sold
Author: Ivan Rössler
Illustrations: Vladimír Jiránek
Otazníky detektiva Štiky
Two handy neighbours get into trouble by trying to cope with daily
little problems. Pat and Mat are well known from Czech animated series
featuring two handymen, created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek
and distributed in more than 80 countries.
F: 235 x 235 mm,
64 pp, hard cover
The book contains four popular episodes:
Wallpaper, Carpet, Rocking chair and Water
Pat & Mat can do anything
Pat a Mat dokážou všechno
F: 235 x 235 mm,
60 pp, hard cover
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Detective Štika’s
Question Marks
Authors:Jaroslav Pacovský, Jiří Šebánek
Illustrations: Vladimír Jiránek
Author: Jiří Lapáček
Illustrations: Jiří Kalousek
age +8
all smart
adults
Comics featuring the fat detective with the thick glass who investigates
the toughest cases which only the readers can crack. The comics strips
were originally published in children’s magazine “Ohníček“.
age +6
F: 240 x 160 mm,
120 pp, hard cover
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MIDDLEGrade
FANTASY
„Finally, our very
own Rowling!“
NEW
A Story
from the
half – pipe
Seventh Sense Saga
What a Ride!
To je jízda!
Initiation Island is the first book of the eight – book Seventh Sense saga. A thrilling,
mysterious read that blends reality with fantasy. These adventures of three
children attending a magical school were originally posted by the author on the
internet, but received such a tremendous response from readers that it was soon
published as a book.
Awarded
age +9
Author: Ester Stará
Illustrations: Milan Starý
Ostrov zasvěcení
age +9
Author: Ilka Pacovská
F: 163 x 238 mm,
248 pp, hard cover
Five friends share a passion for skateboards and rollerblades. Most of all
they like skating around the old cloisters, which they sneak into over the
crumbling garden walls. Inside they find an old mill with flooring that
makes a great half – pipe. Once the children discover an underground lair
hiding fascinating spoils, their true adventure begins. Secrets long – hidden
will shock when they are revealed. Knots and Oranges
Uzly a pomeranče
Acclaim from readers:
age +10
Author: Iva Procházková
Illustrations: Jiří Franta
F: 163 x 238 mm,
88 pp, hard cover
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Initiation Island
The 2011 Golden Ribbon was awarded to this book about horses, meadows and
pastures; about courage, responsibilty and first love… a book about adolescence.
“I read through these books in one go. Even my mom,
who’s 66 years old, loved the book. She told me: I didn’t
even get to the cleaning on Saturday – I couldn’t tear
myself away from the book.”
“I’d like to congratulate the author on such a readable
book. I read all seven books in less than two weeks. It’s
a better read than Harry Potter.”
Hanka, Sváťa and Rafan live together in Cozy House, which has never ever
been as cozy as the name implies. Children there labor all day for just a bit
of gruel and old bread, a little like in Oliver Twist’s orphanage. One day after
a storm when the children are collecting washed up shells and amber on
the beach, Hanka finds a great ring in the sand… At that exact moment
the mysterious stranger Vron receives a signal from somewhere in Europe
that sends him on a quest to find the one who has put on the ring. It leads
him to Cozy House, where he recognizes the extraordinary aura around the
children and leads them to the Island of Choice. There the children discover
that they have a seventh sense and they begin to study in Santarena:
a world of magic that they never believed to exist!
F: 114 x 194 mm,
352 pp, hard cover
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POETRY
GIFTBooks
Magnesia
Litera Award
Golden
Muriel
Award
Ribbon
Award
The Postman Wind
Listonoš vítr
age +5
Dědečkové
age +6
lovers of
beautiful books
Author: Radek Malý
Illustrations: Pavel Čech
Author: Pavel Čech
Illustrations: Pavel Čech
Radek Malý, one of the most respected young Czech poets, has teamed
up with the award – winning illustrator Pavel Čech to create a moving,
dreamlike book of children’s poetry about autumn. Evoking the gentle
breeze of autumn and the subtle dance of falling leaves, the book cannot
fail to charm readers of any age. Radek Malý’s poems are both playful and
somber, merry and nostalgic, and, above all, highly touching and original.
A graphic novel composed of nine stories without words, presents unusual
protagonists: old men. One of them is still as wild as an urchin kid, even
at his age, going around with his sling; another poses on trams as the
Lord Almighty; yet another lives in the past – at the time of transports
to concentration camps, while another pretends to be an Indian warrior.
In this homage to the old age and to all grandfathers of the world, Pavel
Čech demonstrates his highly poetic imagination; his drawings are elegant
and slightly melancholic; his stories are reminiscent of glorious old days
of knighthood and true adventures. While creating worlds beyond the
realm of the everyday experience, the author always spices them up with
endless wit and humor. This book was written and illustrated as a tribute to
grandfathers past, present, and future.
F: 215 x 215 mm,
40 pp, hard cover
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Grandpas
F: 240 x 320 mm,
68 pp, hard cover
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GIFTBooks
COMICS
Best
Czech
comics
Book of
the Year
2009
New York
New York
Author: Zdeněk Mahler
Illustrations: Vladimír Fuka
age +8
A unique, timeless publication. Published in CZ in 2008, the first version
of the book originated for Albatros publishing house as early as in 1968
(although the book did not see the light due to Fuka’s emigration and the
Soviet invasion).
The city, which never sleeps. The Big Apple. The home of jazz. Metropolis
of the world. The most American and at the same time the least American
city. All this – and much more – is New York. To depict it in a single
book seems to be impossible – but Fuka’s illustrations, along with the
accompanying texts, demonstrate unwonted ability to give a true picture
of everyday American reality. On a single page the authors express almost
as much as a voluminous novel.
F: 210 x 235 mm,
152 pp, hard cover
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Golden Ribbon
for publishing
lovers of
beautiful books
F: 290 x 340 mm,
128 pp, hard cover
Vladimír Fuka (1926 – 1977) was a
painter, illustrator, draughtsman,
book designer and author of carvings
and sculptures. From early 50s
Fuka wrote art diaries which reflect
political and sociological news
both local and worldwide. Next to
freelance painting he dealt with
book design and illustration from
1951, at most during 60s, and he
obtained most important Czech and
international awards.
Muriel
and the Orange Death
Muriel
adults
Author: Miloš Macourek
Illustrations: Kája Saudek
This masterpiece by the king of Czech comics Kája Saudek waited forty years to be
published. A vast and monumental graphic novel, Muriel and the Orange Death is
Saudek’s reflection on the 1968 Soviet Invasion.
Lips Tullian
Lips Tullian
adults
Author: Jaroslav Weigel
Illustrations: Kája Saudek
The story of Lips Tullian, the most feared prince of thieves, appeared as a serial
throughout the 70s in the magazine Mladý Svět; it was one of the few high – quality
and ideology – free comics available in Communist Czechoslovakia.
F: 235 x 235 mm,
158 pp, hard cover
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Romance&Crime
20 000 cps sold
in 6 months
F: 115 x 185 mm,
184 pp, hard cover
40 000 cps sold
F: 115 x 185 mm,
136 pp, hard cover
20 000 cps sold
in one year
A thrilling detective story
by an award – winning author
F: 125 x 205 mm,
296 pp, hard cover
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F: 130 x 200 mm,
256 pp, hard cover
LITERARYFiction
Great Woman of the East
Albatross
Velká žena z Východu
Albatros
Author: Halina Pawlovská
Author: Mojmír Klánský
A darkly comedic story about a young woman who is deciding
not only between three fateful men, but also her career in an
international firm, a mountain meadow, and her desire to be the
most beautiful of all.
The story of a courageous soldier and jockey who led the resistance during World War II. In the strange days after the war
when bravery, character and discipline suddenly began to seemunnecessary, and even threatening to those who never proved
themselves, Major Horský leaves his troops and the surrounding atmosphere of intrigue and fear. Returning to his childhood
home, he reunites with the love of his life, Márie, and recalls Albatross, his wild horse, and the decisive moments from his past.
He takes stock of his life to prepare for his own liquidation.
Thanks For Every New Morning
Valley of the Bees
Díky za každé nové ráno
Údolí včel
Author: Halina Pawlovská
Author: Vladimír Körner
A novella about the problems faced by Olga who longs for love
and likes to flirt, but fears nothing will ever come of it… A funny
story that became the basis for the successful film of the same
name (with a script by the original author), winning an array of
prestigious awards.
A lyrical novel set in the second half of the thirteenth century. This medieval story begins in Vlkov where a lord celebrates his
second wedding. The hero of our story, his son Ondřej, ruins the wedding and the family’s idyll with his behavior. Banished by his
father to the cold Prussian north, he swears an eternal oath to an order of German knights. There he lives an isolated and ascetic
life full of hunger and senseless violence in the name of Christ. Among the cold stones of the order’s castle his only friend is
Armin von der Heide. As the son of a landowner and the member of a fanatical order, Ondřej’s soul is in constant conflict. But
after one incident tips the balance in favor of Ondřej of Vlkov’s humanity and true self, he flees for home, threatened with
execution and eternal damnation.
Solitude House
The Bad Place
Dům na samotě
Škodlivý prostor
Author: Michaela Klevisová
Author: Vladimír Mikeš
After Nela breaks up with her boyfriend, the designer stays in the
old mill she wanted to reconstruct with him. Meanwhile, the body
of a young woman who was applying for a job at the local stables
is found in the woods nearby… Has a serial killer from the capital
moved to town?
The story of a young couple that tries in vain to get rid of the disturbing noises coming from the shop and storeroom below their
apartment. The dark humor and somewhat bizarre motifs recall the grotesque world of Kafka. Lush and multi – layered language,
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as well as psychological depth, distinguishes this remarkable novel.
256 pp, hard cover
Book of Secrets
The End of Old Times, A New Day’s Dawn
Tajná kniha
Konec starých časů, Na úsvitě nové doby
Author: Irena Obermannová
Author: Jaroslav Žák
The spellbinding book of a great love affair. Is it Havel or not? How
could it be Havel? How could it not be? Immediately journalists
began to search obsessively and fanatically for clues that would
prove that Obermannová’s memoir was about the legendary Czech
revolutionary and the nation’s first president after Communism.
The author precisely captures the atrocious freak show of the Bolshevik putsch, the horrific yet ridiculous carnival, the absurd
swarms that accompanied the revolution. Nevertheless, he doesn’t shy away from elegant jokes and humor. An entertaining and
terrifying social grotesque that belongs to the ranks of the most fascinating examples of the genre – Hašek’s Good Soldier Švejk
and Škvorecký’s Cowards. A New Day’s Dawn, the continuation of the book The End of Old Times describes with appropriate
sarcasm the time when morning breaks after the intoxicating night of revolution, with its accompanying hangover.
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144 pp, hard cover
“A man must remain who he is. He must never give himself over
to any ideology, to any movement, to anything. He must be true
to himself. That is my theme.”
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152 pp, hard cover
Vladimír Körner.
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288 pp, hard cover
Nominated for Josef
Škvorecký Award
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280 pp, hard cover
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