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Martin Reiner

マルチン・ライナー

Marutin Rainer

Aliases: Martin Pluháček

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-08-01 (Brno)
Nationality
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech, English
Residence History
Brno-střed

Career

Occupations
poet, prose writer, publisher, cultural organizer, politician
Active Years
1986-2024
Affiliations
Nakladatelství Petrov, Druhé město, Malý Mehrin Jewish Museum
Memberships
Žít Brno
Influenced By
Ivan Blatný
Influenced
Michal Viewegh

Education

Vojenské gymnázium Jana Žižky z Trocnova
General Education
Period: 1982年卒業
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: Czechoslovakia
Grade 3 in behavior
Vysoká vojenská škola pozemního vojska ve Vyškově
Military
Period: 3学期で除籍
Country: Czechoslovakia
Expelled after three semesters

Awards

Kniha roku Lidových novin 2014
2014
Work: Básník. Román o Ivanu Blatném
Organization: Lidové noviny
Result: 受賞
Cena Josefa Škvoreckého
2014
Work: Básník. Román o Ivanu Blatném
Result: 受賞
Magnesia Litera Kniha roku
2015
Work: Básník. Román o Ivanu Blatném
Organization: Magnesia Litera
Result: 受賞
Cena města Brna
2023
Work: Literary activity
Organization: City of Brno
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Básník. Román o Ivanu Blatném

2014 Biographical novel

A novel about poet Ivan Blatný.

poetrybiographymental illness

Decimy

1996 Poetry collection

Poetry collection.

Parnassianismirony

Tání chůze

1998 Poetry collection

Poetry collection.

humorsemantic play

Bibliography

  • Relata refero (1991)
  • Poslední rok (1995)
  • Decimy (1996)
  • Tání chůze (1998)
  • Staré a jiné časy (2002)
  • Where is the Urn? (2005)
  • Pohled z kavárny v Bath (2007)
  • No Through Road (2007)
  • In the Land of Cannibals (2008)
  • Hubená stehna Twiggy (2010)
  • Nové decimy (2015)
  • Magické číslo 9 (2020)
  • Lázně (1998)
  • Lucka, Maceška a já (2009)

Translations by Author

  • Ted Kooser: Slasti & strasti (2008)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Parnassian formcontemporary, bitterly ironic contentsemantic playfulnesshumor
Recurring Motifs
contrastironysad reconciliation

Health

  • Bechterew's disease
    長期間
    Long-term suffering

Legacy

Important Czech poet and publisher. Founded Petrov and Druhé město, publishing many authors.

Trivia

  • Used adoptive father's surname from 1975 to 2006.
  • Expelled from military school and imprisoned.
  • City councilor in Brno-střed.