Zdeněk Němeček (writer)
Zdeněk Němeček (born February 19, 1894 - † July 5, 1957 in Munich ) was a Czech writer and dramaturge.
During the First World War he was an officer in the Czechoslovak legions , from 1921 he worked in the diplomatic service. During the Second World War he was a member of the Parsifal resistance group .
In 1948 he emigrated to Canada and later to the United States .
Works
In his novels, which often deal with leaving home, he brings his experience from the diplomatic service with him. Němeček was a member of Group 42 (Skupina 42).
- New York zamlženo - 1932, tragic fate of Czech craftsmen in New York after the war.
- Na západ od Panonie - 1935, describes the working conditions of Ruthenian and Slovenian mining workers in France .
- Ďábel mluví španělsky 1939, a novel about the Spanish Civil War
- Dopisy ze Senegambie
- Tvrdá země - 1954
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Zdeněk Němeček (writer) in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Zdeněk Němeček in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Němeček, Zdeněk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer and dramaturge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1894 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th July 1957 |
| Place of death | Munich |