Květa Legátová, born Věra Hofmanová (3 November 1919 – 22 December 2012) was a Czech novelist and writer whose work spanned a period from the 1950s to the 2000s. Her best known work, a 2001 collection of

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and essays entitled "''Želary''," and her 2002 book, "''Jozova Hanule''," were

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into the 2003 film, ''

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''. The film received a 2004 Academy Award nomination in the

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. Born in Podolí, Legátová died on 22 December 2012 at the age of 93.

Bibliography

*''Korda Dabrová'' (1961) – childbook *''Želary'' (2001) – short stories *''Jozova Hanule'' (2002) – novel *''Návraty do Želar'' (2005) *''Nic není tak prosté'' (2006)

References

1919 births 2012 deaths Czech women novelists 20th-century Czech novelists 20th-century women writers Czechoslovak writers People from Brno-Country District {{CzechRepublic-writer-stub