Zdeněk Rotrekl
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Zdeněk Rotrekl (October 1, 1920 – June 9, 2013) was a Czech and Czechoslovak Catholic poet, literary historian and writer. He was severely persecuted for his work and Roman Catholic belief's during Czechoslovakia's Communist era from 1948 to 1989, including thirteen years in prison.[1] The Communist government also banned his work for more than forty years.[1] The Prague Daily Monitor has called him "one of the most distinguished personalities of the Catholic stream in Czech poetry of the latter half of the 20th century."[1]
Rotreki was born in 1920 in Brno, Czechoslovakia.[1] He published his first full volume of poetry when he was just 20 years old.[1] He enrolled at Faculty of Arts in Brno in the aftermath of World War II, where he pursued studies in Sanskrit, history, and art history.[1] However, he was expelled from the university following the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état for supporting democracy.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Catholic poet Rotrekl dies aged 92". Prgaue Daily Monitor. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
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