Petr Bezruc
Encyclopedia
Petr Bezruč (ˈpɛtr̩ ˈbɛzrutʃ) was the pseudonym
of Vladimír Vašek (ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk; September 15, 1867 – February 17, 1958), a Czech
poet
and short story
writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia
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Bezruč was born in Opava
and died in Olomouc
.
Prose
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Vladimír Vašek (ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk; September 15, 1867 – February 17, 1958), a Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia , officially the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia was an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Empire, from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
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Bezruč was born in Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
and died in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
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Works
Poetry- Slezské písně (Silesian Songs) (1899–1900) - one of the fundamental books of Czech poetry
- Stužkonoska modrá (The Blue Underwing) (1930)
- Přátelům a nepřátelům (To My Friends and Enemies) (1958)
Prose
- Povídky ze života (Tales of Life) (1957) - short stories