Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997) was a Czechoslovak writer, novelist and screenwriter.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Bohumil František Kilian.

Born at Brno-Židenice in 1914, died at Prague in 1997.

In detail

Bohumil Hrabal studied at Charles University and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague. the recorded working language is Czech.

The field of work recorded is Czech prose, Czech poetry and visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are fiction.

Membership is recorded of Svaz československých spisovatelů and Svaz českých spisovatelů.

Works named in the authority record are Miloš Hrma, Closely Watched Trains, I Served the King of England and Too Loud a Solitude.

Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit, Jaroslav Seifert Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Padua and Klement Gottwald State Prize.

Sources

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    “Bohumil Hrabal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q242130: Bohumil Hrabal

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