Kamil Bednář
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Kamil Bednář (4 July 1912 – 23 May 1972), also known by his pen name "Prokop Kouba", was a Czechoslovak poet, translator, prose writer, dramatist and publishing house editor.
Life
Bednář was born in Prague. After 1931, he studied law, and then six years of philosophy in Charles University. After he finished his studies in 1939, he worked in the publishing house Melantrich, from 1949 in the publishing house Československý spisovatel. Since 1959 he dedicated himself only to the literature.
He was founder of the literary group Ohnice (jointed charlock)[1] and Pevný bod as well as author of poems, prose writings, essays, fairy tales and numerous translations from different languages. He died, aged 59, in Mělník.
Works
Books
- Kouzlení a cesty doktora Fausta
- O Faustovi, Markétce a ďáblu
- Zuzanka a mořeplavci na Vltavě
- Kamenný palác
- Veliký mrtvý
Translations
- American poet Robinson Jeffers
- Puss n Boots / The Cat in Boots Kocour v botách
German-language publications
- Mr. Korbes
- Swan lake
- Small animals, large animals
References
- ^ Menclová, Věra; Vaněk, Václav, eds. (2005). Slovník českých spisovatelů (in Czech). Prague: Libri. p. 63. ISBN 80-7277-179-5.
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- 1912 births
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