Winner of Kafka award announced.(Franz Kafka Prize)(Brief article)

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The Franz Kafka Prize, a literary award in the Czech Republic, has been presented to Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.

The presentation was made to Murakami at a ceremony held in Prague on Monday (30 October).

According to the news agency AFP, some of Murakami's works are ...

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