Josef Škvorecký
Czech-Canadian writer and publisher (1924–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josef Škvorecký CM (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈʃkvorɛtskiː] ⓘ; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvorecký was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1980. He and his wife were long-time supporters of Czech dissident writers before the fall of communism in that country. Škvorecký's fiction deals with several themes: the horrors of totalitarianism and repression, the expatriate experience, and the miracle of jazz.[1]
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Josef Škvorecký | |
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Born | (1924-09-27)September 27, 1924 Náchod, Czechoslovakia |
Died | January 3, 2012(2012-01-03) (aged 87) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Writer, publisher |
Language | Czech, English |
Nationality | Czechoslovak, Canadian |
Period | 1948–2004 |
Notable works | Zbabělci Tankový prapor Miss Silver's Past |
Spouse | Zdena Salivarová |
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