Patrik Ourednik Author

Patrik Ouředník was born in Prague, but emigrated to France in 1984, where he still lives. He is the author of nineteen books, including fiction, essays, and poems. He is also the Czech translator of novels, short stories and plays from such writers as François Rabelais, Alfred Jarry, Raymond Queneau, Samuel Beckett, and Boris Vian. He has received a number of literary awards for his writing, including the Czech Literary Fund Award. Alexander Hertich is a translator and professor of French literature. His translations have appeared in Dalkey Archive Press’s Best European Fiction 2015, 2016, and 2019.