When does the reading with Dora Kaprálová take place?

The reading will take place on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the International Artists' House Villa Concordia at Concordiastraße 28, 96049 Bamberg.

What is the admission fee?

Admission to the reading is free.

From which book will Dora Kaprálová read?

Dora Kaprálová will read from her novel The Maribor Hypnosis, which has been published in German translation by Nataša von Kopp at mikrotext Verlag.

Who else will participate in the event alongside Dora Kaprálová?

The event will also feature translator Nataša von Kopp and publisher Nikola Richter. The welcome will be given by Nora-Eugenie Gomringer.

What is The Maribor Hypnosis about?

The novel combines the perspective of a fly with a story about hypnosis, magic, love, writing, and the perception of a small town.

When a Housefly Tells a Story: Dora Kaprálová Opens New Perspectives on a Small Town

Name: A Small Town from the Perspective of a Housefly
Start: 2026-11-17T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-17T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia

Dora Kaprálová takes you into the Maribor Hypnosis

On November 17, 2026, the International Artists' House Villa Concordia in Bamberg will become the venue for an extraordinary literary encounter. Dora Kaprálová will read from her novel The Maribor Hypnosis and share the idea of portraying a small town from the unusual perspective of a housefly. Admission is free.

A town seen through the eyes of a fly

Kaprálová's novel combines poetic observation, magical realism, and an idiosyncratic narrative perspective. The central characters are a fly, the hypnotist Leo Svengali, and his lover Elis. Between black and white magic, memory and illusion unfolds a prose that sharpens the view of the seemingly trivial.

The housefly becomes a literary boundary-crosser: It moves through a small town, registers its surfaces, and lays bare hidden tensions. From this perspective emerges a novel about perception, storytelling itself, and the question of how reality is transformed through language.

A prominent voice in contemporary Czech literature

Dora Kaprálová, born in 1975 in Brno, works as a writer, literary critic, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Her prose, essays, plays, and radio plays combine precise observation with linguistic flexibility. In German, her works include Berliner Notizbuch, Winterbuch der Liebe, and Herr Niemand und die weiße Finsternis.

For The Maribor Hypnosis, Kaprálová received the European Union Prize for Literature in 2026 as well as the Czech Magnesia Litera Prize for Book of the Year and for Best Prose. The German translation is by Nataša von Kopp and will be published by the Berlin-based mikrotext Verlag.

Reading, translation, and literary dialogue

In Bamberg, the audience will encounter not only the author but also her translator Nataša von Kopp and the publisher Nikola Richter. This constellation offers a direct glimpse into the creation of a translated novel: examining rhythm, sound, nuances of meaning, and the linguistic artistry involved in translating a Czech narrative world into German.

The welcome will be given by Nora-Eugenie Gomringer. This creates a reading atmosphere where literary analysis merges with immediate author interaction. Voice, language, and conversation make the evening a special literary experience for readers of contemporary European literature.

Dora Kaprálová in Bamberg

Kaprálová is working in Bamberg as part of her Villa-Concordia scholarship until March 2027. The artist house thereby strengthens cultural exchange between Czech Republic and Germany and gives the audience the opportunity to experience an award-winning author in a personal conversation.

Conclusion: The reading from The Maribor Hypnosis promises an evening full of linguistic artistry, quirky perspectives, and literary discoveries. Those who want to find out how a housefly becomes the storyteller of an entire small town should experience this special author encounter live at Villa Concordia.