Jaroslav Kalfar – författare

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM STARRING ADAM SANDLER AND CAREY MULLIGANSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION 'An incredible experience . . . unforgettable' Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies'An excellent debut' The Times'Booming with vitality and originality' New York TimesSet in the near-distant future, Spaceman follows a Czech astronaut as he launches into space to investigate a mysterious dust cloud covering Venus, a suicide mission sponsored by a proud nation. Suddenly a world celebrity, Jakub's marriage starts to fail as the weeks go by, and his sanity comes into question. After his mission is derailed he must make a violent decision that will force him to come to terms with his family's dark political past.An extraordinary vision of the endless human capacity to persist-and risk everything-in the name of love and home, by a startlingly talented young debut novelist.

'Ambitious, exciting . . . touches of Don DeLillo' Daily Telegraph'A Kurt Vonnegut-like satirical touch' New York Times'Inventive and heartfelt . . . packs a walloping punch' EsquireWhen Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the child she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her family in their native Czech village, Adéla flies to the United States to find her long-lost daughter before it is too late.Raised in America and living in a fractured New York City, Tereza is working for two suspicious biotech moguls hellbent on immortality. But before Tereza can imagine a cure for Adéla, her mother dies and her body disappears.Narrated by Adéla's restless spirit, the novel blends an immigrant mother's heart-breaking journey through Reagan's American dream with her children's quest to reclaim her in the near future. By turns insightful, poignant and satirical, A Brief History of Living Forever deftly navigates grief and hope in a high-wire act of storytelling.Praise for SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA:'Funny, human and oddly down-to-earth' Guardian'A superb debut' Literary Review'Booming with vitality and originality' New York Times

FROM THE AUTHOR OF SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA, NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM STARRING ADAM SANDLER AND CAREY MULLIGAN'Ambitious, exciting . . . touches of Don DeLillo' Daily Telegraph'A Kurt Vonnegut-like satirical touch' New York Times'Inventive and heartfelt . . . packs a walloping punch' EsquireAdéla, diagnosed with a terminal illness, leaves her Czech village for America to reunite with her daughter Tereza, now a scientist at a New York biotech company hellbent on curing mortality. Their reunion is short, and before Tereza can help her mother, Adéla dies and her remains disappear.But Adéla's spirit survives, restlessly watching over Tereza as she searches for the body on a journey that spans oceans and continents, through a world ravaged by corporate greed and political extremism. Witty and prescient, A Brief History of Living Forever is a vivid story of family connection prevailing in the face of societal collapse.Praise for SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA:'Funny, human and oddly down-to-earth' Guardian'A superb debut' Literary Review'Booming with vitality and originality' New York Times

One of Europe’s most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Tom Mairs The city of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a historic city with cobblestone streets lined with buildings that tell the story of past centuries, offering an architecture that blends Gothic, Baroque, and Renaissance styles. Prague is an open-air museum, where each building tells a story and each street reveals an architectural treasure, offering its visitors a journey through history and showcasing the timeless beauty of this city with its thousand towers, thousand spires, and colorful buildings.

»Ein Debüt voll überbordender Fantasie, sprühend vor Vitalität und Originalität.« New York TimesApril 2018: Die JanHus 1, das erste Raumschiff in der tschechischen Geschichte, erhebt sich in den Himmel. Eine ganze Nation ist auf den Beinen, um den Start vom staatseigenen Kartoffelacker aus mitzuverfolgen. Die Besatzung besteht aus einem einzigen Raumfahrer: Jakub Procházka, Spross einer Kollaborateursfamilie und Professor für Astrophysik mit einschlägiger Erfahrung in der Erforschung interstellaren Staubs. Nach dreizehn eintönigen Wochen im All ist der Forscherdrang Jakubs jedoch beinahe erloschen. Einziger Lichtblick sind die wöchentlichen Video-Chats mit seiner Frau Lenka. Doch als die ihn verlässt, gerät Jakubs Leben im Orbit in Schieflage. Und als wäre das nicht genug, schleicht sich auch noch ein haariger, achtbeiniger Mitbewohner in Jakubs Raumschiff ein. Jaroslav Kalfařs Debüt ist verrückt und voll überbordender Phantasie, dabei romantisch und ein klein wenig philosophisch.»Der Roman platzt vor Geschichten und Fantastereien, weil sein einfallsreicher Autor mit so ungebremsten Erzähldrang bei der Sache ist. Ebenso groß ist dementsprechend auch der Lesedrang.« taz»So überschäumend wie klug.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung»Ebenso absurd wie realistisch.« Der Tagesspiegel»In imaginärer Lichtgeschwindigkeit verbindet Kalfars Roman Politik, Märchen, Trash und die Geschichte einer scheiternden Liebe mit dem ersten und letzten Dingen. Steven Spielberg trifft auf Bohumil Hrabal.« Stuttgarter Zeitung»Spannend, unterhaltsam, nie oberflächlich.« Die Presse