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Monday, Apr 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- DeVos Family Room
- Tickets: FREE
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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.
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Monday, Apr 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- DeVos Family Room
- Tickets: FREE
- Reserve Tickets
- Jump to Program
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.
Learn more about Jaroslav Kalfař here.
Watch the movie trailer here.

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