Vector Essay on Eva Hauserová and Biopunk
Check out Cyril Simsa’s essay on Czech author Eva Hauserová and the history of biopunk in the latest issue of Vector here.
Tag Archives: Czech
Out This Month: July
“The Animator and the Glazer” by Ju Chu, translated from the Chinese by S. Qiouyi Lu (Clarkesworld, July 1) The Playful Lem: A Short Story Sampler by Stanislaw Lem, translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel (Modern Language Association of America, July 1) Conjuring worlds in which robots are kings and Earthlings exist on the
Jaroslav Olša, Jr. at SF Ruminations
Check out Joachim Boaz’s interview with Czech diplomat, author, editor, and translator Jaroslav Olša, Jr. on Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations. Olša discusses his book about Czech/American science fiction author Miles (Miroslav) J. Breuer, a regular in the pages of Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing.
Review: Newton’s Brain by Jakub Arbes
translated by David Short original publication (in Czech): 1877 first English edition: Jantar Publishing, 2023 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library * spoilers ahead Eighteen years before H. G. Wells published his groundbreaking science fiction novella The Time Machine, Czech author, editor, and journalist Jakub Arbes published Newton’s Brain,
Review: The Movement by Petra Hůlová
translated by Alex Zucker original publication (in Czech): 2019 first English edition: 2021 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Written in the form of a memoir by a guard at a re-education facility, The Movement is a disturbing story of brainwashing, idealism, and fear. Set sometime in the future
Out This Month: October
SHORT STORIES “Legend of the Giant” by Fei Dao, translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu (Clarkesworld, October 1) COLLECTIONS Everything Good Dies Here: Tales from the Linker Universe and Beyond by Djuna, translated from the Korean by Adrian Thieret (Kaya Press, October 26) The stories brought together in this collection
Out This Month: August
SHORT STORIES “An Instance” by Mlok 5, translated from the Czech by Julie Nováková (Clarkesworld, August 1). “The Serpentine Band” by Congyun ‘Mu Ming’ Gu, translated from the Chinese by Tian Huang (Clarkesworld, August 1). “Now You Feel It” by Andrea Chapela, translated from the Spanish by Emma Törzs (Lightspeed, August).
Out This Month: July
SHORT STORIES “Three Stories Conjured from Nothing” by ShakeSpace, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, July 1). “The Curtain Falls, the Show Must End” by Julie Nováková, translated from the Czech by the author (Samovar, July 27). “Hummingbird” by Eisuke Aikawa, translated from the Japanese by
Josef Nesvadba and Czech SFT
Over at Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations, Joachim Boaz reviews Czech SF author Josef Nesvadba’s collection In the Footsteps of the Abominable Snowman/The Lost Face (1964, tr. 1970). Check it out!
Out This Month: January
SHORT STORIES “And the Wind Passes Dancing…” by Massimo Soumaré, translated from Italian by Toshiya Kamei (Unreal Magazine, January 1). “The Talus of Madame Liken” by Asja Bakić, translated from the Croatian by Jennifer Zoble (World Literature Today, January) “The Eternal Idol” by Amélie Olaiz, translated from the Japanese
