Jaroslav Kuťák

Jaroslav Kuťák (* 1956 ) is a Czech writer and translator.

Life

Kuťák studied philosophy and German at the Humboldt University in Berlin . He began to write and translate during his studies. After successfully completing his studies, he worked as an editor for television until 1990. In addition to his work as a translator (including works by Fred Breinersdorfer , Kurt Mahr and Karl-Herbert Scheer ), he also worked in various other professions.

Since his successful debut in 1990 with a crime novel, he has only devoted himself to writing.

Kuťák is married and has three children.

Awards

• Kuťák has been nominated three times in the Czech Republic as the author of the best crime story of the year.
• Strafe muss sein was awarded the Jiří Marek Prize for the best Czech detective novel of 2000 .

Works

Since it was first told in 1990, around 300 crime short stories have been created to this day. In German translation you can find some in the anthologies The murderer puts on the sneakers and the murderer unpacks the rod .

In his novels, Kuťák repeatedly addresses the sport of golf. As in some of his stories, the protagonists are the detectives Karel Schwarz and the beautiful all-rounder Marie .

Novels

• Nahé povidky . MOBA, Prague 2006, ISBN 80-243-2485-7 .
• Black hraje birdie . MOBA, Prague 2006, ISBN 80-243-2212-9 .
• Smrt pod sedmým grýnem . MOBA, Prague 2007, ISBN 978-80-243-2655-9 .
• Punishment is needed. Detective novel ("Uzemí trestu"). Grafit-Verlag, Dortmund 2001, ISBN 3-89425-508-0 .
• Death under par. Detective novel ("Zločin na golfu"). Grafit-Verlag, Dortmund 2008, ISBN 978-3-89425-559-6 .
• Vyvolávací cena smrti . Železný, Prague 1992, ISBN 80-7116-276-0 .

Stories in

• The killer puts on the sneakers. Crime stories . Grafit-Verlag, Dortmund 1993, ISBN 3-89425-082-8 .
• The killer unwraps the rod. Christmas thrillers . Grafit-Verlag, Dortmund 1993, ISBN 3-89425-084-4 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Jaroslav Kuťák in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage (Czech language)
• Stories on the Web (Czech)