Jan Drda

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Jan Drda

Jan Drda (born April 4, 1915 in Příbram , † November 28, 1970 in Dobříš ) was a Czech prose writer and playwright.

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Jan Drda was born the son of a worker. In 1921 he lost his mother, who died giving birth to the second child. His father started drinking after the second failed marriage and left the children. Jan Drda and his sister Marie were raised by their grandfather. Originally, he was supposed to start an apprenticeship as a plumber, but his grandmother managed to get him to attend high school in Příbram. In 1934 he graduated from high school and began studying philosophy at Charles University in Prague , which he did not finish.

From an early age he wrote stories for a small theater. From 1932 he also wrote articles for newspapers and magazines. His first work, the novel Městečko na dlani (City on the Palm), he published at the age of 25. From 1937 to 1942 he was editor of the Lidové noviny (People's Newspaper), for which he wrote feature sections and reports. After the end of World War II , he moved to Svobodné noviny (Freedom Newspaper), later to the daily Práce (Labor). In 1948 he returned to the Volkszeitung as editor-in-chief.

In 1945 he joined the communist party KSČ . He held important cultural and political functions, including a member of parliament from 1948 to 1960. In 1956 he became chairman of the Association of Czech Writers .

His work for the film was also important, here he wrote some scripts. At the end of his life he was editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Svět práce (World of Work), which he founded himself in 1968. Since it the invasion of the Warsaw Pact into Czechoslovakia condemned, he was released 1969th He died alone in Dobříš Castle .

Works

prose

  • Městečko na dlani (The little town on the palm of your hand), pictorial representation of the town of Rukapáň (in reality the hometown of Příbram) just before the First World War , sad and happy experiences and fates of the individual residents.
  • Živá voda (Living Water), 1942 - a novel about the artistic life of a country boy immediately after the World War.
  • Putování Petra Sedmilháře (The Wandering of Peter Sedmilhar), - a novel, the fate of an illegitimate boy, now orphaned and wandering, who is looking for his unknown father and comes up with fantastic stories about him.
  • Svět viděný zpomaloučka ( Seeing the world slowly), 1943 - book edition of his articles for the People's Daily
  • Listy z Norimberka (Writing from Nuremberg), 1946 - feature pages with topics from the Nuremberg Trial
  • Němá barikáda (The Silent Barricade), 1948 - Collection of war stories, probably the author's most important work with the stories Třetí fronta (The Third Front), Včelař (The Beekeeper), Vyšší princip (The Higher Principle), Hlídač dynamitu (The Guardian des dynamite), Vesnická historie (The village history) u. a.
  • Dětství soudruha Stalina (The Childhood of Comrade Stalin), 1953 - a résumé of Stalin's life up to the age of 16
  • Jednou v máji (Shots at the Troy Bridge), 1958 - A youth novel about the defense of the Troy Bridge in the days of the May Uprising.

Dramas

  • Magdalenka, 1941 - one-act play
  • Romance o Oldřichu a Boženě (The romance of Oldřich and Božena), 1953 - working-class comedy about the love of a combine operator and a member of the association
  • Hrátky s čertem (Games with the Devil), 1946 - comedy in 10 pictures, filmed and staged as an opera and puppet theater
  • Dalskabáty, hříšná ves aneb Zapomenutý čert (The Sinful Village or The Forgotten Devil), 1960 - satirical comedy in eight pictures, a converted devil can reveal a Satan disguised as a pastor.

Filmography

script

  • 1956: Playing with the devil (Hrátky s čertem)
  • 1959: The higher principle (Vyšši princip)
  • 1959: Grim Reaper (Dařbuján a Pandrhola)
  • 1999: The devilish luck (Z pekla stesti)

Literary template

Radio plays

Published in German

  • Hans im Schlaraffenland and other fairy tales (original title: České pohádky , translated by V. Kraus, illustrated by Josef Lada ). Dausien, Hanau 1985, ISBN 3-7684-3517-2 .
  • The silent barricade
  • water of life
  • Shots at the Troy Bridge
  • The beautiful tortisa
  • The Sinful Village or The Forgotten Devil
  • The town of God's hand

See also list of Czech writers

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personal data
SURNAME Drda, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech prose writer and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Příbram
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1970
Place of death Dobříš