Ivan Olbracht

Ivan Olbracht was a Czechoslovak writer, linguist, translator and journalist (1882–1952). He was born at Semily and died at Prague.

Ivan Olbracht in brief

Born
1882
Died
1952
Known for
writer,linguist,translator,journalist,editing staff,film screenwriter
Place of birth
Semily

Overview

Recorded at birth as Kamil Zeman.

Also worked under the name Josef Vrbata, Sigis Mondo and Kamil Strejček.

Born at Semily in 1882, died at Prague in 1952.

Identity and origins

Ivan Olbracht was recorded at birth as Kamil Zeman. He also worked under the names Josef Vrbata, Sigis Mondo and Kamil Strejček. His recorded languages were Czech, German, Danish and English.

He was the child of Antal Stašek. Other recorded relations include Josef Zeman.

Career and activity

Ivan Olbracht worked in journalism, opinion journalism, editing, translation and children's and young adult literature.

He worked at Birth house of Ivan Olbracht.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Golet in the Valley. Nikola Šuhaj loupežník. Golet v údolí. Valley of exile. Biblické příběhy-Pokračování. Ivan Olbracht své ženě Heleně Malířové z vězení na Pankráci v lednu 1928. Wunder mit Julka. Zamřížované zrcadlo. O zlých samotářích. Dobybatel. Ze starých letopisů. Mykola Shuhai, rozbiinyk. Čtení z Biblí kralické. Hory a staletí. Cesta za poznáním. Bratr Žak. Anna proletářka. Podivné přátelství herce Jesenia. O jazyce a literatuře. Spisy Ivana Olbrachta. Bejvávalo. Žalář nejtemnější. Spisovatelé třicet let pod praporem Komunistické strany Československa, 1921-1951. Marijka nevĕrnice. Zdobywca. Zamřižované zrcadlo. Pi͡atyĭ akt. Biblické příběhy. První prózy. Dobyvatel. Devět veselých povídek z Rakouska i republiky. Tārīktarīn zindān. Padesát historek ze života Jaroslava Haška. Pryč s legendami. Podivné přatelstvi herce Jesenia. Podivné přatelství herce Jesenia. Pátý akt. Nikola Suhaj, loupezník. Dvě psaní a moták. Čtení z Bibli kralické.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Olbracht in Subcarpathian Rus’, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024. Bogatyrev Leaves the Protectorate; Olbracht Takes Cover within It, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024. Olbracht, Ivan, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Olbracht Finds His Noble Brigand, Nikola Š uhaj, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024. Olbracht and the Genesis of His Politics, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024. Jiří Mordechaj Langer, Ivan Olbracht, Egon Hostovský, Devět bran, Golet v údolí, Dům bez pána, chasidismus, chasidská legenda, česky psaná židovská periodika, Slovo a Smysl, 2021. Poutníci a vyprávění. Adaptace chasidské legendy v díle Ivana Olbrachta, Jiřího Mordechaje Langera a Egona Hostovského, Slovo a Smysl, 2021. Básník a/nebo symbol? K proměnám obrazu Vladislava Vančury v jeho posmrtné recepci, Slovo a Smysl, 2024. Un écrivain-reporter dans les confins tchécoslovaques : Ivan Olbracht en Ruthénie subcarpatique (1931-1936), Recherches & Travaux, 2021. Several Narrative Strategies in Yiddish and Czech Stories, Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2023. Stranger on the border (The Eastern Carpathians as ideological space in the Central European literatures of the 20th century, Slovenska Literatura, 2012. Olbracht’s Literary Portrayal of Subcarpathian Ruthenia and Its Jewish Community, Academic Journal of Modern Philology, 2025.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj herojski epos modernih vremena (1933) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ivan Olbracht studied at Charles University. the recorded working language is Czech, German and Danish.

The field of work recorded is journalism, opinion journalism and editing.

Residence is recorded at Birth house of Ivan Olbracht.

Works named in the authority record are Anna Proletářka.

Distinctions recorded are Národní umělec.

Chronology

  1. 1882Ivan Olbracht born at Semily.
  2. 1933Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj herojski epos modernih vremena digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1952Ivan Olbracht died at Prague.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Bogatyrev Leaves the Protectorate; Olbracht Takes Cover within It, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Olbracht and the Genesis of His Politics, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Olbracht Finds His Noble Brigand, Nikola Š uhaj, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Olbracht in Subcarpathian Rus’, Witnesses to Interwar Subcarpathian Rus’, 2024

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Olbracht, Ivan, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for Ivan Olbracht (Internet Archive), 86 catalogued works.

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 7 articles naming Ivan Olbracht.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Ivan Olbracht as creator.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q560390: Ivan Olbracht

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Ivan Olbracht”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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