Josef Topol
Josef Topol (born April 1, 1935 in Poříčí nad Sázavou ; † June 15, 2015 in Prague ) was a Czech writer and translator .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1953, Josef Topol was a lecturer in the Divadlo D 34 theater founded by Emil František Burian . In the meantime he began studying theater studies at Prague's DAMU , which he graduated in 1959.
Josef Topol has worked as a writer since 1959, and since 1965 as a director and dramaturge at the Divadlo za branou theater , which he founded together with Otomar Krejča , Karel Kraus , Jan Tříska and Marie Tomášová . In 1972 the state banned the activity of this theater and Topol lost his job there.
In the following years he worked as a proofreader, factory and construction worker. At the same time he also worked as a translator, albeit under the name of a friend. Topol was also one of the earliest signatories of Charter 77 .
His son Jáchym Topol is also active in literature. His younger son Filip Topol was the singer and lyricist of the rock band Psí vojáci .
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- Dramas
- Půlnoční vítr , 1955, inspired by Kosmas ' Kronika Čechů (Válka s Lučany)
- Jejich den , 1957
- Konec masopustu , 1962
- Kočka na kolejích (English: The cat on the track), 1964, with which the Divadlo za branou opened in 1965. The piece not only questions love, but also cordiality and sincerity. The focus is on the thought that everything is fleeting and only death is eternal.
- Slavík k večeři , 1965, premiered in 1967
- Hodina lásky , 1966, premiere 1968
- Dvě noci s dívkou aneb Jak okrást zloděje , written 1968-70, previewed in 1972
- Sbohem, Socrates! , 1976
- Stěhování duší , 1985
- Hlasy ptáků , 1988, premiere 1989 in "Divadlo na Vinohradech"
- Translations
- Racek , 1960, by Anton Pawlowitsch Chekhov
- Romeo a Julie , 1963, by William Shakespeare
- Tři sestry , 1968, by Anton Pawlowitsch Chekhov (with Karel Kraus)
- Ivanov , 1965, by Anton Pawlowitsch Chekhov (with Karel Kraus)
- Ifigenie v Aulidě , 1981 by Euripides
Honourings and prices
- Karel Čapek Prize , 2000
- Medal of Merit (1998)
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- Slovník českých spisovatelů. Praha: Libri 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of June 18, 2015, p. 11: Czech author Josef Topol has died .
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Topol in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Josef Topol in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Information and photos on the website of the Prague Writers Festival 2010 (Czech)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Topol, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poříčí nad Sázavou |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 2015 |
| Place of death | Prague |