You are invited to a Czech-themed evening at Celje Central Library and the opening of two exhibitions: The Life and Work of Czech Writer Karel Čapek & Czech Literature through the Eyes of Slovenian Translators.

At the opening of the exhibition, we will meet with representatives of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana and Deputy Ambassador Pavol Sladky, Tatjana Jamnik, translator of Czech and Polish literature, editor and president of the Cultural and Artistic Society of Police Dubova, the cultural program will be provided by students Music schools Celje flutist Lucija Marčič (mentor Tina Blazinšek), accompanied on the piano by Ana Semič Bursač.

We will be addressed via ZOOM by Dr. Hasan Zahirović, translator and "Čapkologist", who was awarded the highest Čapk award in Prague.

Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He is known for being the first to use the word robot. He wrote science fiction long before science fiction developed into an independent genre, and today he is recognized primarily as a pioneer of the classical European direction of science fiction, which is more devoted to sociological themes than to the development of technology.

The second exhibition, entitled Czech Literature through the Eyes of Slovenian Translators, presents the lives and work of prominent Slovenian translators who have been active in their fields since the mid-20th century. The exhibition focuses in particular on the legacy of Zdenka Škerlj-Jerman (1933-2010), Jaroslav Skrušný (1947), Nives Vidrih (1958) and Tatjana Jamnik (1976), all of whom are winners of Slovenia's highest literary translation award, the Anton Sovra Award.

The exhibitions will be on view until the end of April.

We look forward to meeting you.