Jan Novak (b.1956) is a Czech- American novelist, dramatist, scriptwriter, translator. His family escaped from Czechoslovakia in 1969, first going to an Austrian refugee camp and finally moving to US in 1970. Now he lives in Prague, though he often returns to America. His books have been translated into several languages and he is the recipient of major literary prizes both in Czechia and States. In 2020 he published a controversial literary biography, titled 'Kundera, His Czech Life and Times.'
Jaromír 99 is a Czech singer, songwriter, and artist who divides his time between the worlds of music and comics. He collaborated with Jaroslav Rudiš on the comics trilogy Alois Nebel (2003). He also worked as a co-screenwriter and artist on its film adaptation (2011), which was awarded Best Animated Film by the European Film Academy. He won a Muriel Award for his comic strip Bomber (2007) and he adapted Kafka's The Castle (2013) as a graphic novel for SelfMadeHero, and received the nomination for the prestigious Eisner Award.