František Hrubín
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František Hrubín was a Czech
poet and writer. He was a lifetime member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
(CPC).
Frantisek Hrubín was born into the family of a builder at Prague
. His family lived in Lešany near Prague during World War I, and Hrubín visited his home village throughout his life. He studied at a gymnasium
in Prague. In 1932 he began studying law and philosophy at Charles University, but he did not graduate. In 1934 he started working as a librarian. He got married in 1939 and had a daughter and a son. His children were a great impulse for writing children's poetry.
After World War II he worked briefly at the Ministry of Propaganda
and became a freelance writer in 1946. He co-founded a legendary Czech children's magazine, Mateřídouška (The Thyme). He often stayed in Chlum u Třeboně
(Jiří Trnka
recommended he buy a cottage there) in South Bohemia, whose countryside was an important source of inspiration for his work. In 1956 at the II. Czechoslovak Writers' Assembly he criticised (together with Jaroslav Seifert
) the communist regime formed after February 1948. In 1960 he became the chairman of the Poetry Friends Club (Klub přátel poezie). He died in České Budějovice and is buried at Slavín
cemetery in Vyšehrad
.
Works
Czech Republic
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poet and writer. He was a lifetime member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
(CPC).
Frantisek Hrubín was born into the family of a builder at Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. His family lived in Lešany near Prague during World War I, and Hrubín visited his home village throughout his life. He studied at a gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Prague. In 1932 he began studying law and philosophy at Charles University, but he did not graduate. In 1934 he started working as a librarian. He got married in 1939 and had a daughter and a son. His children were a great impulse for writing children's poetry.
After World War II he worked briefly at the Ministry of Propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
and became a freelance writer in 1946. He co-founded a legendary Czech children's magazine, Mateřídouška (The Thyme). He often stayed in Chlum u Třeboně
Chlum u Trebone
Chlum u Třeboně is a market town in the Jindřichův Hradec District of the Czech Republic.- External links :*...
(Jiří Trnka
Jirí Trnka
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946...
recommended he buy a cottage there) in South Bohemia, whose countryside was an important source of inspiration for his work. In 1956 at the II. Czechoslovak Writers' Assembly he criticised (together with Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert was a Nobel Prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist.Born in Žižkov, a suburb of Prague in what was then part of Austria-Hungary, his first collection of poems was published in 1921...
) the communist regime formed after February 1948. In 1960 he became the chairman of the Poetry Friends Club (Klub přátel poezie). He died in České Budějovice and is buried at Slavín
Slavín
Slavín in Bratislava, Slovakia , is a memorial monument and cemetery for Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while liberating the city of Bratislava in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the Tiso government...
cemetery in Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad is a castle located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River...
.
Works
- A co básník, 1963
- Až do konce lásky, 1961
- Až do konce poezie: Výbor z veršů, 1975
- Básnické dílo Františka Hrubína, 1967-77 (6 dílů)
- Běží ovce, běží, 1957
- Buďme všichni básníky, 1966
- Chléb s ocelí, 1945
- Chvíli doma, chvíli venku, 1946
- Cikády, 1943
- Černá denice, 1968
- Dětem, 1974
- Dívej se a podívej, 1955
- Dobrý den, sluníčko!, 1947
- Doušek života, 1949
- Drahokam domova, 1976
- Dvakrát sedm pohádek, 1958
- Dvě veselé pohádky (Pohádka o veliké řepě, 1957, Začarovaný les, 1957)
- Hirošima, 1948
- Hodina zamilovaných, 1963
- Hrajeme si celý den, 1955
- Hrajte si s námi, 1953
- Jak se chytá sluníčko, 1948
- Je nám dobře na světě, 1951
- Jobova noc, 1945
- Knihy Františka Hrubína pro děti, 1968-76 (3 díly)
- Kolik je sluníček, 1961
- Kráska a zvíře, 1972
- Krásná po chudobě, 1935
- Křišťálová noc, 1961
- Kuřátko a obilí, 1953
- Kůzlátka a hloupý vlk, 1992
- Kytička z náčrtníku, 1958
- Ladův veselý přírodopis, 1950
- Lásky, 1967
- Lešanské jesličky: Vánoční balada, 1970
- Letadlo se skokany, 1968
- Mánesův orloj, 1953
- Mávnutí křídel, 1944
- Měsíce, 1946
- Modré hladiny: Výbor z díla, 1984
- Modré nebe, 1948
- Motýlí čas, 1948
- Můj zpěv, 1956
- Na paměť osvobození, 1960
- Nesmírný krásný život, 1947
- Nesu, nesu kvítí, 1951
- Noční rozmluvy
- Oblohy, 1960
- Oldřich a Božena aneb Krvavé spiknutí v Čechách, 1969
- Paleček, 1949
- Pasáček a sluníčko, 1954
- Po Novém roce jaro, 1959
- Pohádka o Květušce a její zahrádce, plná zvířátek, ptáků, květin a nakonec dětí, 1955
- Pohádka o tom, jak přišla kukačka o chocholku, 1961
- Pohádky z Tisíce a jedné noci, 1956
- Poledne, 1943
- Poledne ženy, 1955
- Proměna, 1957
- Próza a dramata Františka Hrubína, 1969
- Přilby a šeříky, 1960
- Romance pro křídlovku (Romanze für ein Flügelhorn), 1962
- Řeka nezapomnění, 1946
- Říkejte si abecedu, 1948
- Říkejte si pohádky, 1946
- Říkejte si se mnou, 1943
- S orly a se skřivany, 1943
- Sněhurka, zvířátka a sedm mužíčků, 1948
- Srpnová neděle, 1958
- Svit hvězdy umřelé: Za Františkem Halasem, 1967
- Sviť, sluníčko, sviť, 1961
- Šípková Růženka, 1951
- Školáčkův rok, 1956
- Špalíček pohádek (Ein Bündel Märchen), 1957
- Špalíček veršů a pohádek, 1960
- Ticho: Památce Františka Halase, 1950
- To je jízda, to je let!, 1950
- Tři kluci sportovci, 1950
- U srdce Tvého
- U stolu, 1958
- Vánoční sen malé Zdeny v noci štědrovečerní, 1947
- Včelí plást, 1940
- Verše 1942-1948, 1956
- Vidím zemi širou, 1968
- Vítek hádá dobře, 1946
- Výbor z poezie 1932-1938, 1947
- Za hvězdné noci, 1981
- Zasadil dědek řepu, 1947
- Země po polednách, 1937
- Země sudička, 1941
- Zimní pohádka o Smolíčkovi, 1954
- Zlatá reneta, 1964
- Zpěv hrobů a slunce, 1947
- Zpíváno z dálky, 1933
- Zvířátka a Petrovští, 1947
- Živá abeceda, 1954
- Živote, postůj: Výbor z díla, 1987