Spaceman of Bohemia

Flight experience not needed. Spend an earth-bound evening with UCF grad and acclaimed novelist Jaroslav Kalfař ’11, author of Spaceman of Bohemia, now a major motion picture starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan. This special event features a reading from his internationally celebrated debut, followed by an onstage conversation and audience Q&A with UCF English professor David James Poissant and will conclude with a book signing.

Kalfař’s work has been translated into 17 languages and earned nominations for prestigious literary prizes. His second novel, A Brief History of Living Forever, was named one of the season’s best books by Wired and Esquire. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, he holds an MFA from New York University and lives in Brooklyn.

The UCF Alumni Book Club will host a virtual discussion of Spaceman of Bohemia on a separate evening, giving members an additional opportunity to dive into the novel.