Miloš Jirko
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Miloš Jirko (born January 20, 1900 in Němetice near Valašské Meziříčí , † June 24, 1961 in Prague ) was a Czech editor , poet , librarian and translator .
Life
After attending grammar school in Valašské Meziříčí from 1911 to 1919, interrupted by military service in World War I , he studied modern philology at Charles University in Prague and later at the University in Bratislava . In 1924 he finished his studies and worked as an editor for the newspaper Böhmisches Wort (České slovo) until 1930 . From 1940 he was employed as a librarian in the capital of Prague, after which he was imprisoned for participating in the resistance. After the war he worked as a librarian until 1948.
He wrote for the publications paths (Cesty), the magazines June (Červen), trunk (Kmen), host (host), North and East (Sever a východ), Lumír and the People's Daily ( Lidové noviny ).
His posie was determined by sensualism .
Works
Poems
- Duben (1919)
- Cesta (1920)
- Znící svět (1922)
- Vyloupené milování (1924)
- K staré vlajce (1925)
- Vraždící pianola (1928)
- Zraje réva (1932)
- Modrý jas (1936)
- Vězeň u okna (1945)
- A přece! (1946)
- Hvězdy a pouta (1950)
- Hořící šalvěj (1959)
- Ptáci se vracejí (1961)
Translations
- Erich Maria Remarque from German .
see also list of Czech writers
Web links
- Literature by and about Miloš Jirko in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Miloš Jirko in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Information about Miloš Jirko on the website of the translators' village (Obec překladatelů)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jirko, Miloš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech editor, poet, librarian and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Němetice near Valašské Meziříčí |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1961 |
| Place of death | Prague |