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Radko Pytlík

1928 – 2022

Czech literature historian and writer

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Lived 1928 – 2022 (aged 93). Radko Pytlík was a Czech writer, opinion journalist, literary historian and editor.

Radko Pytlík (8 October 1928 – 31 January 2022) was a Czech literary historian and writer.

Life and career Born in Prague, during World War II Pytlík was part of the Czech Resistance and took part in the Prague uprising. In 1952 he graduated in philosophy at the Charles University, and from 1955 he worked at the Institute of Czech and World Literature of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.

Pytlík focused his studies on Czech modern literature from the 19th century onwards and particularly on Jaroslav Hašek's works and life, to whom he devoted his best known work Toulavé house, Život Jaroslava Haška, autora Osudů dobrého vojáka Švejka ("Wandering Gosling, The Life of Jaroslav Hašek, author of The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk"), which was translated in a number of foreign languages. His works also include monographies of Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bohumil Hrabal.

Pytlík died in Prague on 31 January 2022, at the age of 93. He was the father of the singer and actor Vojtěch Dyk.

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Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
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Radko Pytlik

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Who was Radko Pytlík?

Czech literature historian and writer

When was Radko Pytlík born?

Radko Pytlík was born on 8 October 1928 in Prague.

When did Radko Pytlík die?

Radko Pytlík died on 31 January 2022 in Prague.

What was Radko Pytlík's occupation?

Radko Pytlík was a writer, opinion journalist, literary historian and editor.

What nationality was Radko Pytlík?

Radko Pytlík was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Radko Pytlík

· Wikidata: Q14541760

· DBpedia: Radko Pytlík

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