Ludvík Vaculík

Ludvík Vaculík was a Czech and Czechoslovak writer, journalist and radio editor (1926–2015). He was born at Brumov-Bylnice and died at Dobřichovice.

Also recorded as Ludvik Vaculik.

Ludvík Vaculík in brief

Born
1926
Died
2015
Known for
writer, journalist and radio editor
Place of birth
Brumov-Bylnice
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Ludvik Vaculik. His recorded language was Czech.

He married Madla Vaculíková. 2 children are recorded: Ondřej Vaculík and Cecílie Jílková.

Career and activity

Ludvík Vaculík worked in creative and professional writing, feuilleton and opinion journalism.

He belonged to Charter 77 and Svaz českých spisovatelů. He worked at Zlín.

Recognition and collections

Ludvík Vaculík received Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III, Czech State Award for Literature, Jaroslav Seifert Prize, Karel Čapek Prize, Ferdinand Peroutka Award and Egon Hostovský Prize. Work by Ludvík Vaculík is held by Samizdat Collection of Czechoslovak Documentation Centre, Václav Havel Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre, Czech Exile Collection at Libri Prohibiti and Czech Samizdat Collection at Libri Prohibiti.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2014.

Speech by Ludvík Vaculík, 1967, dated 1967, held by Archive of the GDR-Opposition at the Robert Havemann Society. The Two Thousand Words. The Axe. Milí spolužáci! Rušný dům. Nepolepšitelná víra v lepší budoucnost. Jsme v nebi. Nepaměti, 1969-1972. Československý fejeton/fejtón, 1978-1979. Československý fejeton/fejtón 1977-1978. Vems är världen. Srpnový rok. České fejetony, 1976-1978. Fejetony, 1977-1978-1979. Československý fejeton-fejtón, 1975-1976. Od léta až do podzimu. Československý fejetón-fejtón, 1976-1977. Diskuse [o fejetonu Ludvíka Vaculíka "Poznámky o statečnosti"]. Morčata. Čára na zdi. V důchodu. Srpnový den. Příkopy dnes. Teror veliký a malý. Ḥazire ha-yam. Dřevěná mysl. Koza na trati. Říp nevybuchl. Czech Dreambook. Československý fejeton/fejtón. Sólo pro psací stroj. Hodiny klavíru. Die Meerschweinchen. Das Beil. The guinea pigs. Berjozka. Co jsem dostal. Jaro je tady. Mili spolužaci! Worlds of Dissent : Charter 77, The Plastic People of the Universe, and Czech Culture under Communism / Jonathan Bolton., dated 2014, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Archive of the GDR-Opposition at the Robert Havemann Society: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Vaculík, Ludvík, Encyclopedia of the Essay, 2012. Ludvík Vaculík. Český snář, 2024. The long view: Ludvík Vaculík, Index on Censorship, 2012. Vaculík, Ludvík: Sekyra, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Vaculík, Ludvík, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. K reflexivnosti Vaculíkova Českého snáře, Slovo a Smysl, 2023. The Poetics of Preparation: The Czech and Slovak Scenes of the Autobiographical Literature Written in the l 970s and l 980s., Slovenska Literatura, 2016.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Czech.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, feuilleton and opinion journalism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Zlín. Membership is recorded of Charter 77 and Svaz českých spisovatelů.

Works named in the authority record are The Two Thousand Words.

Work by Ludvík Vaculík is recorded in the collections of Samizdat Collection of Czechoslovak Documentation Centre, Václav Havel Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre, Czech Exile Collection at Libri Prohibiti, Czech Samizdat Collection at Libri Prohibiti and Václav Havel Library.

Distinctions recorded are Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III, Czech State Award for Literature, Jaroslav Seifert Prize and Karel Čapek Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1926Ludvík Vaculík born at Brumov-Bylnice.
  2. 1967Speech by Ludvík Vaculík, 1967 (Archive of the GDR-Opposition at the Robert Havemann Society).
  3. 2015Ludvík Vaculík died at Dobřichovice.

Sources

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

  1. 1.

    Ludvík Vaculík. Český snář, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Ludvík Vaculík (Internet Archive), 55 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    The long view: Ludvík Vaculík, Index on Censorship, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Vaculík, Ludvík, Encyclopedia of the Essay, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Vaculík, Ludvík, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Vaculík, Ludvík: Sekyra, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Ludvík Vaculík.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Ludvík Vaculík.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1669800: Ludvík Vaculík

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Ludvík Vaculík”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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