Czech book fair to award British translator, scholar David Short

David Short, British translator and Czech studies scholar, will receive the Jiri Theiner Award, bestowed on those who significantly help spread and promote Czech literature abroad, at the Book World fair and festival in Prague on May 11, Nikola Lorinczova told CTK on Friday, on behalf of the organisers. The prize, which carries 30,000 crowns (EUR 1,180), is being awarded by the Book World -- the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers for the eighth time this year. Jiri Theiner (1926-1988) was a long-time editor-in-chief of the Index on Censorship magazine. The nominations can be submitted by the professional public, such as publishers, booksellers, university staff, institutions or media dealing with the subject of Czech literature and book culture.