Franta Sauer

František "Franta" Sauer (4 December 1882 – 26 March 1947) was a Czech writer and close friend of fellow writer Jaroslav Hašek.

Early life Franta Sauer was the seventh of eight children born to Barbora Sauerová (née Hájková) and Jan Sauer in Prague. Even though Sauer's parents were illiterate and poor, Sauer was an avid reader throughout his childhood. His father worked as a yardmaster on the railway and as a street hot dog vendor before he got injured and had to stop work. His mother worked as a maid. After struggling in a traditional school, Sauer enrolled in a vocational school to become a locksmith. After completing his training, he returned to the District of Prague Žižkov, where he lived with his mother and sister.

Politics

For a short period of time, Sauer was a member of the Social Democratic Party and was eventually imprisoned for his left-wing views. News outlets frequently discussed stories about Sauer's life.

In November 1918, Sauer organized the demolition of the Marian Column of Prague in the Old Town Square. On 4 November 1923, he confessed to organizing the demolition in an article published in Rudé právo. During his trial, he claimed that although he was motivated by patriotism to remove the column, he had no intention of damaging it. As his actions were not barred, he was not sanctioned after his trial.

In 1918, Sauer organized the club Černá Ruka in the Žižkov, which helped move homeless people into classified apartments. Ivan Olbracht mentioned the club's actions in his novel Anna Proletářka.

At the end of World War II, Sauer was arrested for distributing publications by T. G. Masaryk and was relocated to Terezín. He was released in 1945 because he suffered from tuberculosis. Sauer died of tuberculosis in 1947;

Work Aside from his own name, Sauer published under the pseudonyms Fr. Habán, Franta Habán from the Žižkov, and Franta Kysela. Haškův poslední podnik (1946)

Filmography 1947 Čapkovy povídky 1931 Miláček pluku 1931 Poslední bohém 1931 Skalní ševci 1931 Ze soboty na neděli

Inspiration František Sauer is a character in the novel Anna Proletářka by Ivan Olbracht.