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* According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa The Opportune Moment, 1855 by Patrik Ouředník is the best book of the year 2007.
* Dalkey Archive Press from the USA bought the English translation rights for The Opportune Moment, 1855 and Ad Acta by Patrik Ouředník.
* Periferi Kitap Publishers in Ankara bought the Turkish translation rights for The Opportune Moment, 1855 and Ad Acta by Patrik Ouředník, and for All of This Belongs To Me by Petra Hůlová
* The German translation of Circus Les Mémoires by Petra Hůlová will be published in February 2009 under the title Manches wird geschehen.
* Voetnoot publishers bought the Dutch translation rights for Of Kids & Parents by Emil Hakl.
* Residenz Verlag in Austria bought the German translation rights for Yellow Eyes Will Lead You Home by Markéta Pilátová.
* The UK publisher Comma Press has offered an option agreement on the novel On Flying Objects by Emil Hakl.
* Peter Owen Publishers bought the English rights for the novel The Seven Churches by Miloš Urban.
* The Italian publisher Baldini Castoldi Dalai editore bought the Italian translation rights for Petra Hůlová's novel Through Frosted Glass
* The rights for the novel Of Kids & Parents by Emil Hakl have been bought by the Spanish publisher Editorial Melusina.
* Anna Zonova's novel One Man's Punishment is Another Man's Reward was awarded with the the second place of the Great Prize for Eastern European Literature in Austria. Her book will therefore be published in German by the Austrian publisher Wieser Verlag.
* The Dutch translation of Jáchym Topol's novel Gargling Tar was awarded with the prestigious Aleida Schot Prize.
* Europeana by Patrik Ouředník is being published in twenty languages.
The rights of his more recent novel The Opportune Moment has already been sold to seven countries.
* The Seven Churches by Miloš Urban is a best-seller in Spain and Latin America. Over 50,000 copies sold.
* Most recent foreign publications:
Spain : The Water Wizard by Miloš Urban.
Spain : The Shadow of the Cathedral by Miloš Urban.
USA : Of Kids & Parents by Emil Hakl.
Germany : The Shadow of the Cathedral by Miloš Urban.
The Netherlands : The Golden Head by Jáchym Topol.
The Netherlands : The Trip to Corsica by Filip Topol.
Poland: The Opportune Moment, 1855 by Patrik Ouředník.
Poland: Of Kids & Parents by Emil Hakl.
Poland: In Memory of My Grandmother by Petra Hůlová.
Poland: The Shadow of the Cathedral by Miloš Urban.
Austria: The Opportune Moment by Patrik Ouředník
* Most recent orginal publications:
Tajga Station by Petra Hůlová
Shoes and Signs by Anna Zonová
Yellow Eyes Will Lead You Home by Markéta Pilátová
Dead Girls by Miloš Urban
Ad Acta by Patrik Ouředník
Plastic-furnished, Three-bedroom by Petra Hůlová
Occupied by Věra Nosková
Aaron's Leap by Magdalena Platzová
Blind Maps by Tereza Brdečková
* Full translated texts of several novels are on request available at Pluh.
* Two novels by Jáchym Topol, Night Work and Garling Tar will be published in the United Kingdom by Portobello Books Publishers.
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What is 'Pluh'?
Pluh is a literary agency specialised in Czech literature. The name Pluh is Czech for "Plough", and is pronounced like the Dutch word "Ploeg", which also means plough.
Our aim is to prepare the ground for authors and to make sure their work find its way to foreign publishers and readers. Pluh has the exclusive right to represent the Czech authors Petra Hůlová, Tomáš Kolský, Filip Topol, Miloš Urban, Anna Zonová, Patrik Ouředník, Emil Hakl, Hana Andronikova, Magdalena Platzová, Věra Nosková and Tereza Brdečková.
The authors and books represented by Pluh are the best Czech modern literature has to offer. The quality of their work is so high that we are convinced that they can own their place in foreign literatures. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, because many books of our authors have already been succesfully translated and published in many countries.
Pluh is run by the translators Edgar de Bruin and Magda Hüblová and has ties with numerous publishers abroad, as well with several literary translators. Pluh is very proud to work closely with the famous Czech author Jáchym Topol, who is officially the Honorary Consul of Pluh.
Besides being an literary agency, Pluh devotes its energy to translations of literary works in both Czech and Dutch.
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What can we do for you?
Publishers who are interested in the works of the authors represented by Pluh can find information about them on this website: synopses, biographies, bibliographies, excerpts, reviews and so on.
We handle all business concerning the selling of translation rights to any country in the world.
If you wish to recieve additional information (i.e. long excerpts) or reading copies, full translations, feel free to contact us.
In many cases we can also recommend experienced literary translators with whom we have close contact.
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