Michal Ajvaz

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

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Born to the family of Russian exile, Ajvaz studied Czech studies and esthetics at Charles University in Prague.

[edit] Bibliography

This incomplete list gives the titles of Ajvaz's works.

• 1989 – Vražda v hotelu Intercontinental
• 1991 - Návrat starého varana (Return of the Old Komodo Dragon)
• 1993 – Druhé město (The Other City)
• 1994 - Znak a bytí
• 1997 - Tyrkysový orel (Turquoise Eagle)
• 1997 - Tajemství knihy
• 2001 – Zlatý věk (Golden Age)
• 2003 - Světelný prales
• 2003 - Sny pragmatik
• 2004 – Prázdné ulice (Empty Streets)
• 2006 – Padesát pět měst
• 2007 – L´autre ile (French translation)
• 2008 - "Cesta na jih" (Voyage to the South)

[edit] See also

• List of Czech writers

[edit] External links

• List of works by Michal Ajvaz in the Czech National Library