s one of the earlier poets of the country. Born in the year 1905, Vladimír Holan was famous for the obscure language and the pessimistic ideas that his poems revealed. Born in Prague, Vladimír Holan perused a career of a clerk. His first poetic work was published in the year 1932 and was called Vanutí meaning Breezing.
A member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Holans poetry often reflected his strong political views. His more political poems included, Zárí 1938 (September 1938),Sen (The Dream), Odpoved Francii (The Reply to France), and Zpev tríkrálový (Twelfth Night Song). In the year 1949 he left the Communist party and by the 1950s and 60s he started writing longer poems which were a mixture of abstract lyrics and realit
Otec Jarmily Glazarové byl správcem velkostatku. Když bylo Glazarové osm let, rodina se přestěhovala do Prahy. Zde v roce 1916 zemřela matka a po přestěhování do Hořic v dalším roce i otec.
Ve svých šestnácti letech nalezla Jarmila Glazarová spolu se svojí sestrou útočiště v internátní hospodářské škole v Klimkovicích ve Slezsku. Glazarová se po absolvování této školy v roce 1922 provdala. Se svým mužem lékařem, žila v Klimkovicích až do jeho smrti v roce 1934. Poté se odstěhovala opět do Prahy, kde pracovala jako úřednice.
Úspěch první knihy přivedl Jarmilu Glazarovou na dráhu spisovatelky. Po 2. světové válce byla více veřejně i politicky činná. Soustředila se na publicistiku, hodně cestovala a
Květa Legátová, born Věra Hofmanová, was a Czech novelist and writer whose work spanned a period from the 1950s to the 2000s. Her best known work, a 2001 collection of short stories and essays entitled "Želary," and her 2002 book, "Jozova Hanule," were adapted into the 2003 film, Želary.
