Jaroslav Rudiš
Jaroslav Rudiš (born 8 June 1972 in Turnov) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician. • Illustration — Jaroslav Rudiš (2015) Rudiš became known after publishing his first novel Nebe pod Berlínem ("The Heaven under Berlin") in 2002, the tale of a Czech teacher who chooses to leave his job and to start a new life in Berlin, where he plays music in the underground, which – along with the ghosts of suicide jumpers – gains almost mystical importance to him, and joins an indie rock group (which is a semi-autobiographical motive). It was one of the most successful Czech books of recent years. For this novel he received Jiří Orten Award.
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Jaroslav Rudiš
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- Born
- 1972 · Turnov.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- writer · screenwriter · journalist · dramaturge · musician · lyricist · playwright · germanist
- Fields
- literature · dramaturgy · music · journalism
- Education
- Faculty of Sciences, Humanities and and Education of the Technical University of Liberec
- Known for
- Grandhotel · Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen · Alois Nebel
- Honours
- Magnesia Litera · Jiří Orten Award · Preis der Literaturhäuser · Usedom Literature Prize · Karel Čapek Prize · Czech Medal of Merit
- Languages
- German · Czech
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Jaroslav Rudiš (born 8 June 1972 in Turnov) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician. • Illustration — Jaroslav Rudiš (2015) Rudiš became known after publishing his first novel Nebe pod Berlínem ("The Heaven under Berlin") in 2002, the tale of a Czech teacher who chooses to leave his job and to start a new life in Berlin, where he plays music in the underground, which – along with the ghosts of suicide jumpers – gains almost mystical importance to him, and joins an indie rock group (which is a semi-autobiographical motive). It was one of the most successful Czech books of recent years. For this novel he received Jiří Orten Award.
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His collaboration with draughtsman Jaromír 99 led to the publication of three closely connected graphic novels taking place among railway employees, Bílý potok ("White Brook", 2003), Hlavní nádraží ("Central Station", 2004) and Zlaté hory ("Golden Hills"). The trilogy has been adapted into an animated feature film, Alois Nebel, which was released in 2011.
Jaroslav Rudiš studied at Faculty of Sciences, Humanities, and Education of the Technical University of Liberec. The recorded working language is German and Czech. The field of work recorded is literature, dramaturgy and music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose and comic. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague and Lomnice nad Popelkou. Works named in the authority record are Grandhotel, Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen and Alois Nebel. Distinctions recorded are Magnesia Litera, Jiří Orten Award, Preis der Literaturhäuser and Usedom Literature Prize.
Awarded by Czech Republic • Medal of Merit (2024)
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Jaroslav Rudiš is recorded as having studied at Faculty of Sciences, Humanities, and Education of the Technical University of Liberec.
Knižní lázně 2021 - nakladatel Joachim Dvořák (Labyrint Raketa) a spisovatel Jaroslav Rudiš
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1972
Jaroslav Rudiš born at Turnov.
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- 1.https://www.literaturhaus-muenchen.de/veranstaltung/kafka-das-schloss-live/
- 2.Johannes Bruggaier. Musik: Diese Band bringt Kafka zum Klingen. Südkurier. 2019-06-11.
- 3.Kafka Band: Türhüter - Dveřník (official video). YouTube.
- 4.Preisträger 2019 Jaroslav Rudiš.
- 5.Ordensverleihung zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit.
- 6.Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH. Jaroslav Rudiš erhält das Comburg-Literatur-Stipendium in Schwäbisch Hall: Passionierter Bahnfahrer und fleißiger Brückenbauer. 2021-12-03.
- 7.Ondřej Hampl. Lomnický pivovar přichází s letním pšeničným speciálem Weizen, který na etiketě doprovází spisovatel Jaroslav Rudiš. 2023.
- 8.Neue Mitglieder bei www.deutscheakademie.de
- 9.Vergabe des Internationalen Brückepreises der Europastadt Görlitz/Zgorzelec 2026 an Jaroslav Rudiš auf goerlitz.de, abgerufen am 9. Juli 2026.
- 10.Stefan Fischer. Zugfahren in Europa: „Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen“.
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Formation and teaching. Rudiš studied at Faculty of Sciences, Humanities, and Education of the Technical University of Liberec. The record notes the qualification honorary doctorate. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Grandhotel, Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen and Alois Nebel. His recorded genres are prose and comic. Rudiš received Magnesia Litera, Jiří Orten Award, Preis der Literaturhäuser, Usedom Literature Prize, Karel Čapek Prize and Czech Medal of Merit.
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