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Jaroslav Seifert Prize
The Jaroslav Seifert Prize (Czech: Cena Jaroslava Seiferta) is a prestigious Czech literary prize created by the Charta 77 Foundation in Stockholm in January 1986. This prize is named after the Nobel Prize–winning Czechoslovak writer, poet and journalist, Jaroslav Seifert, and is awarded for an excellent work of poetry or fiction published (or otherwise made public) in the past three years in the Czech Republic or abroad. It was originally awarded to authors in exile during the Soviet era. The laureate is announced on September 22 each year, on the eve of Seifert's birthday anniversary. As of 2013, the prize is awarded every two years. Laureates See also *List of Czech literary awards A list of Czech literary awards. *Magnesia Litera : Annual book award held in the Czech Republic. *Jiří Orten Award (Cena Jiřího Ortena) : a Czech literary prize given to the author of a work of prose or poetry who is no older than 30 at the ... References External links *List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Brabec
Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech language, Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George (given name), George, may refer to: Given name B *Georg Benda, Jiří Antonín Benda *Jiří Baborovský *Jiří Barta *Jiří Bartoška *Jiří Bicek *Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla *Jiří Buquoy *Jiří Bělohlávek *Jiří Brdečka *Jiří Březina C *Jiří Čeřovský *Jiří Čunek *Jiří Crha D *Jiří Dopita *Georg Druschetzky, Jiří Družecký (1745–1819), Bohemian-born Austrian composer and timpanist *Jiří Dudáček *Jiří Džmura F *Jiří Fischer G *Jiří Grossmann *Jiří Gruša *Jiří Grygar H *Jiří Hanke *Jiří Hájek *Jiří Hála *Jiří Hledík *Jiří Holeček *Jiří Holík *Jiří Homola *Jiří Horák *Jiří Hrdina *Jiří Hřebec *Jiří Hudec *Jiří Hudec (composer) *Jiří Hudler J *Jiří Jantovsky *Jiří Jarošík *Jiri Jelinek (ballet dancer), Jiri Jelinek (born 1977), Czech dancer *Jiří Jeslínek (other) **Jiří ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Škvorecký
Josef Škvorecký (; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvorecký was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1980. He and his wife were long-time supporters of Czech dissident writers before the fall of communism in that country. Škvorecký's fiction deals with several themes: the horrors of totalitarianism and repression, the expatriate experience, and the miracle of jazz. Life Born the son of a bank clerk in Náchod, Czechoslovakia, Škvorecký graduated in 1943 from the Reálné '' gymnasium'' in his native Náchod. He had a youthful love-affair with jazz and was an amateur tenor saxophone player in the period just prior to the Second World War, an experience he drew upon for his novella ''The Bass Saxophone'' (1967). For two years during the War he was a slave labourer in a Messerschmitt aircr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himself as a French writer and insists his work should be studied as French literature and classified as such in book stores". Kundera's best-known work is ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being''. Prior to the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the communist régime in Czechoslovakia banned his books. He leads a low-profile life and rarely speaks to the media. He was thought to be a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was also a nominee for other awards. He was awarded the 1985 Jerusalem Prize, in 1987 the Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 2000 Herder Prize. In 2021, he received the Golden Order of Merit from the president of Slovenia, Borut Pahor. Biography Kundera was born in 1929 at Purkyňova 6 (6 Purkyně Street) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Brousek
Antonin, Antonín, and Antoñín are masculine given names. Antonín, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, and French-speaking countries, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñín, a Spanish name in use in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, is a diminutive form of Antonio. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with these names include: Given name: Antonin * Antonin Artaud (1896–1948), French theatre director, writer, actor, and artist * Antonin Bajewski (1915–1941), Polish Franciscan friar * Antonin Baudry (born 1975), French diplomat * Antonin Berruyer (born 1998), French rugby union player *Antonin Berval (1891–1966), French film actor * Antonin Besse (1877–1951), French businessman * Antonin Bobichon (born 1995), French footballer * Antonin Brémond (died 1755), French Master of the Order of Preachers *Antonin Carlès (1851–1919), French sculptor *Antonin Cloche ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Kabeš
Petr Kabeš (21 June 1941 in Pardubice – 9 July 2005 in Prague) was a Czech poet. Biography Kabeš was born in Pardubice and studied at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He published his first collection ''Čáry na dlani'' in 1961. Two more books followed: ''Zahrady na boso'' (1963) and ''Mrtvá sezona'' (1968). His next collection ''Odklad krajiny'' was made in 1970 but the entire print was destroyed before release and Kabeš was subsequently banned until 1989. During the years of the publication ban, he worked as a weather observer at Milešovka and night watchman. He was a signatory of Charter 77. In 1995, he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize The Jaroslav Seifert Prize (Czech: Cena Jaroslava Seiferta) is a prestigious Czech literary prize created by the Charta 77 Foundation in Stockholm in January 1986. This prize is named after the Nobel Prize–winning Czechoslovak writer, poet and j ..., presented by the , for his book ''Pěší věc''. He receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbyněk Hejda
Zbyněk Hejda (2 February 1930, Hradec Králové – 16 November 2013, Prague) was a Czech poet, essayist and translator (mainly from English - Emily Dickinson; and German - Georg Trakl, Gottfried Benn). Life He studied philosophy and history at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. From 1953 to 1958, he taught the history of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia at the Faculty of Arts. From 1958 to 1968, he worked at the Prague Information Service, and later in 1968 he started working in a publishing house but left the very same year together with the whole editorial staff. From 1968 to 1978 he worked in a second hand bookshop, until he signed the Charter 77 and was forced to leave. From 1981 to 1989 he worked as a caretaker. Since 1990 to 1995 he taught cultural anthropology at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. Work Since 1959 he published his poetry in literary magazines, including Revolver Revue, in the Czechoslovak Republic, and in Czech exile ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiřina Hauková
Jiřina Hauková (January 27, 1919, Přerov – December 15, 2005) was a Czech poet and translator. She was a member of the Group 42 (Skupina 42), together with her husband Jindřich Chalupecký. Biography Having graduated from a grammar school in 1939, she started to study philosophy in Brno, where she stayed until the Nazi occupants closed all universities. After that she worked as an editor in ''Obzor'' (''The Horizon'') in Přerov. She finished her studies in 1949 at the Charles University in Prague. Until 1950, when she started career as a professional writer, she worked for the Ministry of Information. After 1968 she was banned to publish and some of her works were published abroad. Apart from her own books of poetry, she was a celebrated translator from English. She translated ''The Waste Land'' (together with her husband) in 1947, and also books by Edgar Allan Poe, John Keats, Emily Dickinson and Dylan Thomas. She was Thomas’ interpreter and guide when he vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Milota
Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * Grand Hotel Karel V, Dutch Hotel *Restaurant Karel 5, Dutch restaurant Other * 1682 Karel, an asteroid * Karel (programming language), an educational programming language See also * Karelians or Karels, a Baltic-Finnic ethnic group *''Karel and I'', 1942 Czech film *Karey (other) Karey may refer to: People * Karey Dornetto (fl. 2002–present), American screenwriter * Karey Hanks (fl. 2016–2018), American politician * Karey Kirkpatrick (fl. 1996–present), American screenwriter * Karey Lee Woolsey (born 1976), American ... {{disambiguation ja:カール (人名) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Linhartová
Věra Linhartová (born 22 March, 1938) is a Czech writer and an art historian. She was born in Brno and studied art history at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague. She worked in the art gallery at Hluboká Castle. From 1962 to 1965, she was involved with the surrealist group in Prague and also contributed to the young writers' journal ''Tvář''. In 1968, Linhartová moved to Paris. Since 1969, she has been writing in French. In 1972, she was the first female juror of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, known then as Books Abroad. She nominated French author Nathalie Sarraute, but the Prize was awarded to Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that year. She studied Japanese in Paris and from 1989 to 1990, she lived in Tokyo on a research grant. She edited and translated ''Dada et Surréalisme au Japon'' (1987). Linhartová received the Jaroslav Seifert Prize The Jaroslav Seifert Prize (Czech: Cena Jaroslava Sei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Kratochvil
Jiří Kratochvil (born 4 January 1940) is a Czech writer. In 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize for his book ''Medvědí román'' ("A Bear's Novel"). In 1999 he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize. Selected works * ''Medvědí román'' (1990; "A Bear's Novel") (Winner of the 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize The Tom Stoppard Prize () is a literary award given annually for outstanding primarily non-fiction work by a writer of Czech origin. It was established in 1983 and first awarded in 1984, to Eva Kantůrková for ''My Companions in the Bleak House''. ...) *''Uprostřed nocí zpěv'' (1992, 2010) *''Avion'' (1995) *''Siamský příběh'' (1996) *''Nesmrtelný příběh'' (1997) *''Noční tango'' (1999) *''Urmedvěd'' (1999) * Truchlivý Bůh (2000) ("Mournful God") *''Lady Carneval'' (2004) *''Herec'' (2006) *'' Slib'' (2009) ("The Promise") *''Femme fatale'' (2010) *''Dobrou noc, sladké sny'' (2012) *''Alfa Centauri'' (2013) *''Jízlivá potměšilost žití'' (2017) *''Je suis Paris'' (2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Šrut
Pavel Šrut (3 April 1940, in Prague – 20 April 2018) was a Czech poet and writer. Career After graduating in 1967 from the Charles University in Prague where he studied English and Spanish, Šrut worked as an editor in a publishing house. Since 1972, he was a freelance writer and translator. Together with poets such as Ivan Wernisch and Petr Kabeš, Šrut belonged to the famous generation of Czech poets who published their first books in the 1960s. Like so many of his contemporaries, he was not allowed to publish books of his poems during the Soviet occupation, except for books for children. His work was often done together with an award-winning Czech painter and illustrator Galina Miklínová (e. g. ''Verunka a kokosový dědek'' (2004) which is included on the IBBY list, as is his 1992 book ''Kočičí král'' which is a collection of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh fairy-tales) and lyrics for Czech musicians like Petr Skoumal, and Framus Five. Apart from his celebrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Rotrekl
Zdeněk Rotrekl (1 October 1920 – 9 June 2013) was a Czech and Czechoslovak Catholic poet, literary historian and writer. He was severely persecuted for his work and Roman Catholic beliefs during Czechoslovakia's Communist era from 1948 to 1989, including thirteen years in prison. The Communist government also banned his work for more than forty years. The ''Prague Daily Monitor'' has called him "one of the most distinguished personalities of the Catholic stream in Czech poetry of the latter half of the 20th century." Rotrekl was born in 1920 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He published his first full volume of poetry when he was just 20 years old. He enrolled at Faculty of Arts in Brno in the aftermath of World War II, where he pursued studies in Sanskrit, history, and art history. However, he was expelled from the university following the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état for supporting democracy. Prior to 1948, Rotrekl had published three books of poetry. Following his expulsion from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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