Louis Křikava

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Louis Křikava (born December 12, 1873 in Přeštice , † July 3, 1920 in Prague ) was a Czech writer .

Life

After attending grammar school in Kutná Hora and Chrudim , Křikava began studying law at Charles University in Prague , but did not graduate. During this time he worked briefly as a trainee lawyer in a law firm in Hradec Králové .

In 1907 he settled in Prague and worked as a journalist, columnist and translator. He also published humorous works and poems. As a satirist and poet, he was influenced by Heine , Machar and Viktor Dyk .

Before the First World War , Křikava was a member of the Prague bohemian circle around the writer Jaroslav Hašek and was active in his parodistic party for moderate progress within the limits of the law . Křikava was the nephew of the then and eponymous Prague police director, which was often pointed out at party meetings for personal security.

Works

  • V nocích bezhvězdných. 1899
  • Pyrrhova vítězství. 1901
  • Blažej Jordán. 1904
  • Pavilion moru. 1907
  • Zločin na vsi a jiná prosa. 1909
  • Škádlivé štěstí a jiný humor. 1917
  • Psychiatrův klobouk a jiná prosy. 1920
  • Loupežný rytíř Florián. 1921

literature

  • Literární Hradec Králové. Hradec Králové: Okresní knihovna v Hradci Králové 1994.
  • Lexicon české literatury. Vol. 2 / II. Prague: Academia 1993.
  • Jaroslav Hašek: The poet Louis Křikava. In: Ders .: The party of moderate progress within the limits of the law. Frankfurt a. M. 1971, pp. 89-91.

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personal data
SURNAME Křikava, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Přeštice
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1920
Place of death Prague