Veronika Valentová

Veronika Valentová (21 January 1974 – 19 May 2026) was a Czech writer and translator.

Background Valentová was born in Prague on 21 January 1974. She studied languages and literature at Charles University in Prague, as well as at universities in Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Paris. She lived in France from 1996 and, starting in 2004, worked as a translator at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. She died suddenly on 19 May 2026, at the age of 52.

Literary work Valentová wrote primarily for young people and their parents. Her books include Karlík Nezbedník – Knížka pro tvrdohlavé děti a jejich zoufalé rodiče (2017), Meteorit z Mušlovky (2022), and Tajný pramen z Hůrky (2025). She also published the novels Zmatení jazyků aneb Bruselský cestopis (2006) and Nicka dobývá Ameriku (2012).