Jiří Kratochvil
Illustration — Jiří Kratochvil (2017) Jiří Kratochvil (born 4 January 1940) is a Czech writer. In 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize for his book Medvědí román ("A Bear's Novel"). In 1999 he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize.
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Jiří Kratochvil
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- Born
- 1940 · Brno.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · editing staff · playwright · philologist · librarian · radio editor
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · prose · journalism · drama
- Education
- Charles University · Masaryk University · Masaryk University Faculty of Arts
- Honours
- City of Brno Award · Jaroslav Seifert Prize · Litera for prose · participant in the resistance and resistance against communism · Egon Hostovský Prize · Czech State Award for Literature
- Languages
- Czech
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Illustration — Jiří Kratochvil (2017) Jiří Kratochvil (born 4 January 1940) is a Czech writer. In 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize for his book Medvědí román ("A Bear's Novel"). In 1999 he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize.
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Jiří Kratochvil studied at Charles University, Masaryk University and Masaryk University Faculty of Arts. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, prose and journalism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brno. Distinctions recorded are City of Brno Award, Jaroslav Seifert Prize, Litera for prose and participant in the resistance and resistance against communism.
• Medvědí román (1990; "A Bear's Novel") (Winner of the 1991 Tom Stoppard Prize) • Uprostřed nocí zpěv (1992, 2010) • Avion (1995) • Siamský příběh (1996) • Nesmrtelný příběh (1997) • Noční tango (1999) • Urmedvěd (1999) • Truchlivý Bůh (2000) ("Mournful God") • Lady Carneval (2004) • Herec (2006) • Slib (2009) • "The Vow", English translation by Charles S. Kraszewski, Glagoslav Publications, 2021, ISBN 978-1-914337-55-0 • Femme fatale (2010) • Dobrou noc, sladké sny (2012) • Alfa Centauri (2013) • Jízlivá potměšilost žití (2017) • Je suis Paris (2018) • Liška v dámu (2019)
Milan Uhde jako host uvedení nové knihy Jiřího Kratochvila "Jízlivá potměšilost žití", knihkupectví Barvič a Novotný, Brno, Česká ulice
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Milan Uhde jako host uvedení nové knihy Jiřího Kratochvila "Jízlivá potměšilost žití", knihkupectví Barvič a Novotný, Brno, Česká ulice
Ben Skála, Benfoto
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1940
Jiří Kratochvil born at Brno.
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- 1.Jiří Kratochvil (Impedimenta.es)
- 2.Writers Under Siege: Czech Literature Since 1945. 978-1-84519-190-0.
- 3.Siamský příběh. Czechlit.
- 4.Nocturnal tango. Czechlit.
- 5.Actor. Czechlit.
- 6.The Promise. Czechlit.
- 7.Alpha Centauri, Czechlit.
- 8.Ústav pro českou literaturu. Cena Toma Stopparda Laureáti.
- 9.Jiří Kratochvil. Czechlit.
- 10.Czech Literature in the Post-Communist Era: the Socio-Cultural Context. Transcript.
- 11.Jiří Kratochvil. EPdLP.
- 12.Un monstruo literario: entrevista con Jiří Kratochvil.
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