Alena Vostrá

Alena Vostrá (17 May 1938 – 15 April 1992) was a Czech novelist. One of her most popular works was A Matter of Days.

She was born as Rozená Obdržálková in Prague and in 1956, after graduating from the high school, studied engineering at Czech Technical University in Prague for two semesters, then stopped and started her studies at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). In 1960, she was expelled for "individualism", but she was eventually allowed to continue with her studies. In 1962, she started to specialize in dramaturgy. In 1963, she married the author Jaroslav Vostrý. Co dělá vítr, když nefouká Pepibubu Kouzelný oblázek U nás ve ŠvandaluziiBůh z reklamy (1964) (1982) Tanec na ledě (1988) (1991) Benedikt Sluhou Barona Prasila (1997, posthumous)

Plays Na koho to slovo padne (1967) Na ostří nože (1968)