Israeli author Amos Oz has won the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize in the Czech Republic. An international jury selected Oz for the prize, which is awarded annually with a $10,000 prize. It is awarded by the Prague-based Franz Kafka Society to authors whose works “appeal to readers regardless of their origin, nationality and culture.”
The society said in a statement on Monday that Oz has agreed to travel to Prague with his wife for an October ceremony to receive the prize.