Hermína Franková

Hermína Franková is a Czech writer. She graduated from Masarykova University's School of Pharmacy. Her books were first published in the 60s. In 1968, she wrote a short story for children called Witch on a Broomstick, which was her inspiration to write the theme to a fantasy film comedy entitled Girl on a Broomstick. In the 60s, she also wrote a wide range of books for adults, some of which were published abroad. In the 70s, she was prohibited from publishing for political reasons, and so she worked as a pharmacist. In that time, she published several books under other authors' names. In the 80s, she tried publishing once again under her own name. She returned to the theme of witches and wrote a screenplay for a mini-series of fantasy comedies entitled Fire Women. Starting in the 90s, she began writing again full-time. She co-wrote the screenplay for Cinelabyrinth for the exhibition in Osaka, Japan. Hermína Franková loves Southern Bohemia, which has inspired several of her books such as Lake Boy (published also in France) and Hooray! Let's Travel the World (2014). Hermína Franková loves dogs, children, traveling, swimming, novels by Daniel Pennac, good food, Campari and her family. Nowadays, she spends most of the time with her family. She has two daughters and three granddaughters.