Jana Šrámková

Jana Šrámková (1982) is a Czech writer. She graduated from the Evangelical Theological Seminary and in 2009 completed her studies in creative writing and editing at the Literary Academy. She attracted significant attention with her debut novel, Hruškadóttir (2008), which received positive reviews and won her the Jiří Orten Award. The award recognized her particularly sophisticated work with composition, her ability to maintain several layers of time in the text and draw strength for the story from the tension between them.