Václav Hladík
Václav Hladík (born August 22, 1868 in Prague ; † April 29, 1913 there ) was a Czech writer, journalist and translator.
Life
Hladík studied at the Realgymnasium and the Czech Commercial Academy in Prague, and in 1887 joined the Živnostenská banka as an employee. In 1891 he moved to the newspaper Národní politika as editor . From 1899 to 1906 he headed the Lumír magazine and traveled frequently to Paris, England, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Germany. In 1908 he received a gold medal from the president for services to Czech-French encounters.
Works
In addition to naturalistic stories and novels of better Prague society, he mainly translated works by French writers Alphonse Daudet and Guy de Maupassant. He longed to get to know the modern Czech people, to understand their Prague society. He was influenced by the French and naturalistic school.
Publications
- Z lepší společnosti, description of Prague life (1892)
- Z pražského ovzduší (1894)
- Třetí láska, Roman (1895)
- Ze samot a společnosti, three modern histories, travel sketches (1899)
- Samoty
- Trest, Roman (1901)
- Vášeň a síla, novel (1902)
- Závrať, drama (1902), which premiered in the same year at the National Theater in Prague.
- Evžen Voldán, two-part novel (1905)
- Valentinovy ženy (1906)
- Vlnobití, short stories (1908)
- O současné Francii, listy z Paříže a vzpomínky (1894–1907) (1909)
See also
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hladík, Václav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer, journalist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1913 |
| Place of death | Prague |