Václav Štech
Václav Štech (born April 29, 1859 in Kladno , † February 23, 1947 in Prague ) was a Czech writer, comedy writer and theater director .
Life
After studying at the Prague Teacher Training Institute (1879), Štech first worked as a teacher in Slaný and from 1894 in Prague. He was also active in literature and journalism. He was considered a proven organizer of Czech theater life; from 1908 to 1911 he was director of the Theater in the Vineyards , 1914 to 1918 of the Urania Theater and 1919 to 1925 of the Theater in Brno . Štech is considered to be an experienced writer of drivel and comedy ; in his humorous short prose he denounces the spiritual wasteland of the small Czech town. In his novels, which comprise 12 volumes, he went beyond this complex of topics and also took up problems from the theater environment and from the national liberation struggle of the Czech people.
Works
Václav Štech wrote the stories "Kleinstadtpfeffer" (1893), "Das Dorngebüsch" (1896), "Humoresken" (1905), "Abhoriche Histörchen" (1908), "Notebook Of A Humorist" (1911), "Prague Gossip" (1919) ), “Joke and Abglanz” (1926), “Juggling and antics” (1928) and “What worms women” (1934). The short story The Best Man (translation: Gustav Just ) appeared in the anthology "A Prague Sherlock Holmes - Czech Humoresken." Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1990.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Václav Štech in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Václav Štech in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Štech, Václav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer, comedy writer and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kladno |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1947 |
| Place of death | Prague |