Petr Placák (born 8 January 1964 in
Prague), also known under pseudonym Petr Zmrzlík, is a Czech writer. During the communist regime in Czechoslovakia he published his works in
samizdat. He was clarinettist in
the Plastic People of the Universe since 1983 and recorded two albums with this band: ''Hovězí porážka'' (1982) and ''Půlnoční myš'' (1986). Later he worked as a journalist for many newspapers, such as ''
Respekt
''Respekt'' is a Czech weekly newsmagazine published in Prague, the Czech Republic, reporting on domestic and foreign political and economic issues, as well as on science and culture.
History and profile
''Respekt'' was founded very ...
'' and ''
Lidové noviny''. In 1989, he was attacked by members of
StB. They were punished in 2014.
References
1964 births
Living people
Czech clarinetists
Czech male writers
Czech human rights activists
Czech democracy activists
Writers from Prague
Musicians from Prague
21st-century clarinetists
Czech monarchists
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