Jan Klíma
Jan Klíma (* 1938 in Prague ) is a Czech theoretical physicist , writer and translator.
Life
He studied theoretical physics at Charles University in Prague , where he also works as a scientist. In 1970 he received his doctorate . He wrote several novels , two of which were also published in German. These are the detective novels "Death Loves Poetry" ( Smrt má ráda poezii , 1966) and "The Fall of the Lost Dog" ( Případ půjčeného psa , 1981).
His first novel received a lot of attention and was advertised in Germany by Goldmann Verlag with the slogan "The first Czech crime novel of world format". The hero of both detective novels is the clumsy, unworldly and awkward mathematician Nedbal, who, like the author, works at the Prague Mathematical-Physical Institute and deductively solves two suspensively constructed murder cases. He is supported by his friend, the journalist Pavliček, who studied with him for a semester at the university.
Klíma's first detective novel was published in German-speaking countries by bb-Verlag in the GDR under the title "Death loves poetry" (1969, paperback no. 204) and in Germany by Goldmann-Verlag as "Death loves poetry" (1972, Aufbau-Verlag , bb-Taschenbuch No. 417). Since Czech is an articleless language, both translations of the title are allowed.
The case of the lost dog , which should literally be translated as "The case of the borrowed dog", was published in 1984 by Aufbau-Verlag as bb pocket book no. 522.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Klíma in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Czech website with table of contents and author information
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klíma, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak theoretical physicist, writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |