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Jan Skácel

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Jan Skácel

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-02-07 （Vnorovy）
Died
1989-11-07 （Brno） age 67
Nationality
Czech
Languages
Czech
Residence History
Vnorovy (South Moravia) → Brno

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
1957-1989
Affiliations
Host do domu (editor, 1963-1969)
Influenced
Sarah Kirsch

Education

Masaryk University
Country: Czech Republic

Awards

Petrarca-Preis
1989
Organization: German international literary award
Result: 受賞
Vilenica prize
1989
Organization: Slovenian international literary award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

How many chances the rose has

1957 Poetry

What remained of angel

1960 Poetry

An hour between dog and wolf

1962 Poetry

Smuténka

1965 Poetry

Wind called Jaromír

1966 Poetry

The eleventh white horse

1966 Prose

Bibliography

  • How many chances the rose has (1957)
  • What remained of angel (1960)
  • An hour between dog and wolf (1962)
  • Smuténka (1965)
  • Wind called Jaromír (1966)
  • The eleventh white horse (1966)
  • Little whisks (1968)
  • Tratidla (1974)
  • Ancient Millet (1981)
  • Hope with Wings of Beech (1983)
  • Odlévání do ztraceného vosku (1984)
  • Drinker of wine in the dark (1988)
  • Love again (1991)
  • The thirteenth black horse (1993)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Highly free syntax of Czech language juxtaposed with fear from communist regime
Recurring Motifs
Traditions and nature of South Moravia

Legacy

Widely acclaimed as one of the best poets writing in Czech.

In Popular Culture

  • Mentioned in Milan Kundera's novel Ignorance

Trivia

  • Memorial plaque in Brno.