![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Jaroslav_Seifert_1981_foto_Hana_Hamplov%25C3%25A1.jpg/640px-Jaroslav_Seifert_1981_foto_Hana_Hamplov%25C3%25A1.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Jaroslav Seifert
Czech poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaroslav Seifert (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩t] ⓘ; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man".[1]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Jaroslav Seifert | |
---|---|
![]() Jaroslav Seifert in 1981 | |
Born | (1901-09-23)23 September 1901 Žižkov, Prague, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 10 January 1986(1986-01-10) (aged 84) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Occupation | Writer, poet, journalist |
Nationality | Czech |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1984 |
Signature | |
![]() |
Close