READING: "Divided House"

On October 9, 2026, Alice Horáčková reads from her novel "Divided House" at the Hugendubel bookstore in Frankfurt. The event is moderated by Silvi Feist.

In her historical novel, we follow Zdenka and Anežka through the first half of the 20th century - through regime changes and devastating wars. Two stubborn women struggle and grapple for decades with dissolute men, querulous mothers-in-law, deserters, and their own nationalities, losing much along the way but never their friendship.

Alice Horáčková, born in Prague in 1980, studied social sciences at Charles University. Her first book, Vladimíra Cerepková (Argo, 2014), a literary biography of a forgotten Beat poet, was nominated for the Josef Škvorecký Prize and Magnesia Litera 2014 (Discovery of the Year category). "Divided House" is her second novel and the first to be published in German. Horáčková works as a freelance writer in Prague.

Silvi Feist has hosted the podcast Feiste Bücher since 2019 and curated the literary pages of emotion magazine for over 15 years. Admission is free; advance registration is recommended.