Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a

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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,

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, Benjamin Péret and others. He finished secondary school in 1959. From 1965 onwards, he held several manual jobs. In the 1970's, he moved to

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, where he retired in 2002.

Bibliography

Many of Řezníček's books were first published outside of (then)

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, 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 is one of the best-known works of author Pavel Řezníček. It depicts a man named Alexandre whose job as the "razorman" (žiletkář) travels in a trolley and cuts women's feet with a razor he holds in his boot. Plot The story presents many c ...

'', 1994 * ''Zrcadlový pes'', 1994 * ''Cerf volant'', 1995 * ''Holič a boty'', 1997 * ''Natrhneš nehtem hlavy jejich'', 2003 Works dedicated to the

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underground * ''Hvězdy kvelbu'', 1992 * ''Popel žhne'', 1996 * ''Blázny šatí stvol'', 1998 Works in English
"Watches" (story)
in ''

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Profile in Czech
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