Kamil Bednář
Kamil Bednář (born July 4, 1912 in Prague , † May 23, 1972 in Mělník ; pseudonym Prokop Kouba ) was a Czech poet and translator, prose writer, playwright and publishing editor.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1931 and taking the first state examination at the Faculty of Law of Charles University , he studied for another six years at the Faculty of Philosophy.After completing his studies in 1939 and closing all schools, he worked at the Melantrich publishing house , and from 1949 at the Československý spisovatel publishing house ( Czechoslovak Writer Publishing House). From 1959 he devoted himself only to literature.
He was the founder of the group (Field Mustard) and Pevný bod (Fixed Point) as well as the author of poems, prose, essays, fairy tales and numerous translations from different languages.
Works
Books
- Kouzlení a cesty doktora Fausta (The Magic and Ways of Doctor Faust)
- O Faustovi, Markétce a ďáblu (Of Faust, Margete and the Devil)
- Zuzanka a mořeplavci na Vltavě (Susanne and the sailors on the Vltava)
- Kamenný pláč ( Weeping of Stone )
- Veliký mrtvý (The Great Dead)
Translations
- American poet Robinson Jeffers
Published in German
- Mr. Korbes
- Swan Lake
- Small animals, big animals
Web links
- Literature by and about Kamil Bednář in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Kamil Bednář in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bednář, Kamil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kouba, Prokop (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet and translator, prose writer, playwright and publishing editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1972 |
| Place of death | Mělník , Czechoslovakia |