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Czech publisher Ondřej Pohanka has died from cancer, aged 41.
Pohanka, who passed away in Prague, was a familiar face to many from his book fair visits as the rights manager for the Czech publishing house Svojtka. Over 20 years he acquired thousands of children and adult books from British publishers.
According to Roly Allen, publisher at Octopus, Pohanka was always "making many friends in the process with his warmth, unfailing good nature, and irreverent style of doing business".
He leaves behind two young daughters.