Václav Jamek (27 November 1949,

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, Czech) is a Czech

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and

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. He has translated the numerous works from the modern French canon, among them books by

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, Emmanuel Bove,

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and others. He is also an award-winning writer, noted for both his

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and

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. He won the

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for his 1989 book ''Traité des courtes merveilles''. He lives in

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