Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a
Czech
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
writer
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and surrealist poet. In addition to his writing career, he was also a translator from French, including works by
Joyce Mansour,
Ambroise Vollard,
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 – 18 September 1959) was a French poet, Parisian Dadaist and a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement with his avid use of Surrealist automatism.
Biography
Benjamin Péret was born in Rezé, ...
and others. He finished secondary school in 1959. From 1965 onwards, he held several manual jobs. In the 1970's, he moved to
Prague
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, where he retired in 2002.
Bibliography
Many of Řezníček's books were first published outside of (then)
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, before coming into print in his home country.
Poetry
* ''Blbec'', 1986 (''L'Imbécile'')
* ''Kráter Resnik a jiné básně'', 1990
* ''Tabákové vejce'', 1991
* ''Plovací sval'', 1995
* ''Hrozba výtahu'', 2001
* ''Atentát ve vaně'', 2002
* ''Kakodémonický kartáč'', 2006
Prose
* ''Strop'', outside Czechoslovakia 1983, in Czechoslovakia 1991
* ''Vedro'', 1993
* ''Zvířata'', 1993
* ''
Alexandr v tramvaji'', 1994
* ''Zrcadlový pes'', 1994
* ''Cerf volant'', 1995
* ''Holič a boty'', 1997
* ''Natrhneš nehtem hlavy jejich'', 2003
Works dedicated to the
Brno underground
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Places
* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
* The Underground ...
* ''Hvězdy kvelbu'', 1992
* ''Popel žhne'', 1996
* ''Blázny šatí stvol'', 1998
Works in English
"Watches" (story)in ''
The Cafe Irreal''
External links
Profile in Czech
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reznicek, Pavel
1942 births
2018 deaths
People from Blansko
Czech poets
Czech male poets
Czech surrealist writers
Czech translators
French–Czech translators
20th-century translators