Radka Denemarková is one of the most widely translated contemporary Czech authors. She has received Magnesia Litera Awards for prose, non-fiction and best translation and, most recently, Book of the Year, for her latest novel Hours of Lead. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages, winning numerous foreign prizes, and make her one of the most celebrated Czech contemporary writers.
Radka Denemarková, a novelist, playwright and translator was born in March 1968. She debuted as a writer in 1995, with a novel called The Devil by the Nose, which revolves around two characters trying to come to terms with their past.