Michal Viewegh

Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular and bestselling contemporary Czech writers. He explores the romantic relationships of his contemporaries with humor, irony, and attempts at deeper meaningfulness, sometimes being compared to Nick Hornby by his fans. His books, published every spring, typically sell around 50,000 copies each, bringing him an exceptionally high income among Czech writers. Viewegh enjoys highlighting his reader success, the translation of his books into several languages, and their adaptation into films, especially after falling out of favor with critics in the mid-1990s.