Jaroslav Kratochvíl (writer)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaroslav Kratochvíl, 1928

Jaroslav Kratochvíl (born January 17, 1885 in Tučapy near Vyškov , † March 20, 1945 in Theresienstadt concentration camp ) was a Czech writer.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1900, he studied at the agricultural college in Halle-Wittenberg until 1906 . During the First World War he was captured in Russia and subsequently joined the Czechoslovak legions . Here he served himself up to an officer. After his return in 1920 he worked as an employee. He made himself known as a left-wing cultural-political journalist. From 1927 to 1929 he was editor-in-chief of the magazine Nové Rusko (New Russia). In 1936 he joined the U-Block, an association of socialist realism. Because he was involved in the anti-fascist resistance, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo during the Second World War and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp . He died here a few months after his arrival.

Works

The writer and publicist dealt with topics such as village life and legionary service. In his publications on legions, he mainly criticized the heroic legends.

  • Barcelona - Valencie - Madrid, 1937, reports
  • Cesta revoluce: Československá legie v Rusku, 1922
  • Dílo Jaroslava Kratochvíla, 1956 (2 parts)
  • Jménem republiky? Mé slovo k vítězství gajdovské pravdy, 1928
  • Jurášek a Haninka, 1941
  • Nebyl jsem pouhým divákem, 1966
  • Prameny, 1934–56, two-part novel about the October Revolution
  • Setba, 1965
  • Vesnice, 1911–13, stories from the Moravian countryside
  • Význam kyseliny fosforečné v rostlinách i hnojivu a zvýšení efektu hnojivého zaoráváním hnoje, 1908
  • Z cesty do Ruska, 1924
  • Z listáře Bloku socialistických spisovatelů, 1938 Kolektiv autorů: Čeští spisovatelé 20. století, Československý spisovatel, Prague 1985

literature

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kratochvíl, Jaroslav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Tučapy
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1945
Place of death Theresienstadt concentration camp