Collection of poems by Bohumila Grogerova wins Book of the Year

Rukopis, a collection of poems by Bohumila Grogerová, has won Book of the Year - the top prize at the annual Magnesia Litera Awards. The ceremony was held on Saturday at Prague’s Estates Theatre. The author will receive 200,000 crowns. Other awards on the night went to Pavel Gobl for Tichý společník (Discovery of the Year) and to Pavel Šrut for Lichožrouťi (Best Children’s Book). Saturday’s ceremony was hosted by Czech actress Anna Geislerová.