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FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. ARNAGA VILLA GARDENS (EDMONT ROSTAND MUSEUM, CYRANO DE BERGERAC AUTHOR'S) IN CAMBO-LES-BAINS VILLAGE Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

Altar with the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and several of his works, at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A man signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A man signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

Dedications written in the book of condolences for the death of the Spanish-Peruvian Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and several of his works, at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman places flowers next to the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Comic lovers sit for exam on monster knowledge

YONAGO, Japan - Characters from the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" cheer on participants in a quiz on the ghostly monsters drawn by Shigeru Mizuki on Oct. 26, 2014, in the author's hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan.

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Bus with comic characters runs in author's hometown

YONAGO, Japan - A bus decorated with the paintings of comic characters is shown together with the family of "Gegege no Kitaro," a phantom boy created by comic artist Shigeru Mizuki, in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2014. The "Hama Loop Bus" is operated by the western Japan city.

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Women show off Haruki Murakami's autograph in London

LONDON, Britain - Fans of Haruki Murakami show off his autograph after the Japanese author's book signing event held along with the sale of the English version of his latest novel at a bookstore in London on Aug. 30, 2014. A large number of people waited in line for the event.

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Novelist Kobo Abe's letters found

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist and playwright Kobo Abe (1924-1993). About 30 letters that Abe wrote to his younger brother between 1947 and 1951 have been found, the author's daughter Neri said.

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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New Osamu Tezuka manga plotted, designed by AI to be published

TOKYO, Feb. 26 : A new manga plotted and designed by artificial intelligence that learned the artistic style of "Astro Boy" manga creator Osamu Tezuka will be published this week, a project sponsor said Wednesday.The manga "Paidon" to be released Thursday in weekly comic magazine "Morning" has been created by AI, which analyzed 65 works by Tezuka, including such classics as "Phoenix" and "Black Jack," according to Kioxia Holdings Corp., a memory chip maker that launched the project. By analyzing Tezuka's works, AI generated character designs and basic storylines before professional creators added such elements as clothing and dialogue to complete the work. "I always felt sad whenever Osamu Tezuka fans said they could no longer enjoy his new work. AI creating his new work...that's exactly the kind of (technologically advanced) world depicted in Tezuka's manga," the late author's son and video creator Makoto Tezuka, who contributed to the project, told a press conference in Tokyo.

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Old loco marks centennial of author's birth

YUZAWA, Japan - An old-fashioned locomotive stands stationary Aug. 21 at Tsuchitaru railway station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The loco leads a four-car train, the Komako, which is named after a geisha heroine in ''Yukiguni'' (Snow Country), authored by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). The train, whose operation marks the 100th anniversary of Kawabata's birth, shuttles between Yuzawa and Minakami in neighboring Gunma Prefecture.

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PROMISE AT DAWN

PROMISE AT DAWN [US / FR 1970] Director JULES DASSIN with DIDIER HAUDEPIN who plays the part of Romain Gary in this film biography of the author's life Date: 1970

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1,400 letters sent by Japanese authors to famed Chinese author's kin

Saneatsu Mushanokoji (L) and Toson Shimazaki, seen in these undated photos, are among Japanese literary greats who sent some 1,400 letters to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren, the young brother of famed novelist Lu Xun. The letters, discovered at the home of Zhou's grandson Zhou Jiyi in Beijing, were shown to Kyodo News on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harry Potter author's chair sells for $394,000

Photo taken in New York on April 4, 2016, shows the chair on which British novelist J.K. Rowling sat while writing the first two books of the Harry Potter series. The chair sold for $394,000 in an auction held by Heritage Auctions on April 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event held to mark novelist Dazai's birthday in north Japan hometown

Women sing in chorus during an event in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on June 19, 2015, to commemorate the late Japanese author's 106th birthday. The northern Japanese city was Dazai's hometown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman reads "Run, Melos!" during novelist Dazai's birthday event

A woman reads out a climaxing part of Osamu Dazai's novel "Run, Melos!" during an event in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on June 19, 2015, to commemorate the late Japanese author's 106th birthday. The northern Japanese city is Dazai's birthplace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shadowgraph artist's work of 'Gauche the Cellist' on exhibit in western Japan

Shadow picture artist Seiji Fujishiro's work of "Gauche the Cellist," a fairy story by author Kenji Miyazawa, is displayed at a special exhibition at the Fukuoka City Museum in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 10, 2015. Fujishiro received the "Kenji Miyazawa Award" in 2014 for his shadowgraphs of the late author's works. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Copies of French author's bestseller piled up at Tokyo bookstore

Copies of the Japanese version of French economist Thomas Piketty's bestselling "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" and related books are piled up at a Tokyo bookstore on Jan. 16, 2015. The book sold about 130,000 copies in a month through mid-January, becoming a rare hit for a book with difficult content. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Haruki Murakami receives award from Waseda University

Novelist Haruki Murakami (R), an alumnus of Waseda University, receives an award from its President Aiji Tanaka during a ceremony at the private school on April 1, 2021, for his artistic contribution. The university plans to open a library in October to house the Japanese author's personal archive, which it previously received as a donation.

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Haruki Murakami receives award from Waseda University

Novelist Haruki Murakami (R), an alumnus of Waseda University, receives an award from its President Aiji Tanaka during a ceremony at the private school on April 1, 2021, for his artistic contribution. The university plans to open a library in October to house the Japanese author's personal archive, which it previously received as a donation.

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Haruki Murakami receives award from Waseda University

Novelist Haruki Murakami (R), an alumnus of Waseda University, receives an award from its President Aiji Tanaka during a ceremony at the private school on April 1, 2021, for his artistic contribution. The university plans to open a library in October to house the Japanese author's personal archive, which it previously received as a donation.

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"Madame Chic" author's lifestyle resonates with Japanese women

Jennifer L. Scott, author of the "Lessons from Madame Chic" series, speaks to Kyodo News in Los Angeles on April 28, 2017. She said her books' concepts of "less is more" and "the 10-item wardrobe" resonate in particular with Japanese women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel-winning Belarusian author's books hard to buy in Japan

Photo taken on June 9, 2015, shows Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of life in the former Soviet Union. Her books are difficult to buy in Japan because a local publisher's right to print her works has expired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Novelist donates manuscript of bestseller to hometown museum

The original handwritten manuscript of popular Japanese writer Lily Franky's autobiographical novel "Tokyo Tower" is exhibited on Oct. 24, 2015, at the Kitakyushu Literature Museum in Kitakyushu, the author's hometown in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996. (Kyodo)

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Women show off Haruki Murakami's autograph in London

LONDON, Britain - Fans of Haruki Murakami show off his autograph after the Japanese author's book signing event held along with the sale of the English version of his latest novel at a bookstore in London on Aug. 30, 2014. A large number of people waited in line for the event. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Actor Mizushima's novel hits bookstores

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING AUTHOR'S FAMILY NAME People purchase the award-winning novel ''Kagerou'' authored by actor Hiro Mizushima under his real name Tomohiro Saito at a bookstore in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Dec. 15, 2010. Mizushima's debut novel won Poplar Publishing Co.'s grand prize for fiction. (Kyodo)

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Jan Novak, writer, Kundera: The Czech Life and Times, book, literary biography

Writer Jan Novak reads during the literary festival Author's Reading Month in Brno, Czech Republic, July 1, 2020. Jan Novak is author of the new literary biography of Czech-born writer living in France Milan Kundera called Kundera: The Czech Life and Times. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Jan Novak, writer, Kundera: The Czech Life and Times, book, literary biography

Writer Jan Novak smiles during the literary festival Author's Reading Month in Brno, Czech Republic, July 1, 2020. Jan Novak is author of the new literary biography of Czech-born writer living in France Milan Kundera called Kundera: The Czech Life and Times. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Jan Novak, writer, Kundera: The Czech Life and Times, book, literary biography

Writer Jan Novak reads during the literary festival Author's Reading Month in Brno, Czech Republic, July 1, 2020. Jan Novak is author of the new literary biography of Czech-born writer living in France Milan Kundera called Kundera: The Czech Life and Times. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Jan Novak, writer, Kundera: The Czech Life and Times, book, literary biography

Writer Jan Novak is seen during the literary festival Author's Reading Month in Brno, Czech Republic, July 1, 2020. Jan Novak is author of the new literary biography of Czech-born writer living in France Milan Kundera called Kundera: The Czech Life and Times. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, right, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, center, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the right side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, right, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the left side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, center, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the left side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jovan Dezort

Czech photographer Jovan Dezort presents author's exhibition that was created to mark his 85th birthday, on October 29, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)