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Jiří Kratochvil

b. 1940

Czech writer (born 1940)

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About Jiří Kratochvil

Born 1940. Jiří Kratochvil is a Czech writer, journalist, editing staff, playwright, philologist and librarian.

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.

Selected works 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)

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Important facts

Born

4 January 1940, Brno

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Writer, journalist, editing staff, playwright, philologist, librarian

Nationality

Czech Republic

Education

Charles University, Masaryk University, Masaryk University Faculty of Arts

Awards

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

Also known as

Jiri Kratochvil

People in Jiří Kratochvil's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jiří Kratochvil's

Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jiří Kratochvil?

Czech writer (born 1940)

When was Jiří Kratochvil born?

Jiří Kratochvil was born on 4 January 1940 in Brno.

What is Jiří Kratochvil's occupation?

Jiří Kratochvil is a writer, journalist, editing staff, playwright, philologist and librarian.

What nationality is Jiří Kratochvil?

Jiří Kratochvil is Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jiří Kratochvil

· Wikidata: Q1376721

· DBpedia: Jiří Kratochvil

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