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Milos Forman (1932)
A film director who is considered one of the most significant directors in the world today. He received Oscars for his films
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"(1975) and "Amadeus"(1984). He also directed "Ragtime"(1981),
"Valmont"(1989), "The People vs. Larry Flynt"(1996), "Man on the Moon"(1999) and a film version
of the anti-war musical "Hair"(1979). After the Soviet occupation of 1968, he emigrated to the United States.
Milan Kundera (1929)
A writer who reached international fame thanks to his novels published in exile. His best novels - "The Unbearable Lightness
of Being" ( 1985) and "Immortality" (1990) were translated into many languages. He received a number of prestigious
literary awards for his work and he is acknowledged as one of the world's best contemporary writers.
Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986)
Czech poet. Starting as a revolutionary "proletarian" poet, Seifert soon began to emphasize fantasy and enchantment
as antidotes to modern technological civilization. After signing an anti-Stalinist manifesto, he was expelled from the Communist
party, and his verse then addressed itself more directly to social themes. Seifert was a signatory of the Czech Charter 77
manifesto. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984.
Karel Capek (1890-1938)
Czech writer and playwright. He and his brother Josef first introduced the word "robot" in their science-fiction
play R.U.R. in 1921. The abbreviation stands for "Rossum's Universal Robots" and the word itself comes from an
old Czech word "robota" (hard work, drudgery), which is still used in some Czech dialects.
Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
The most famous and favourite Prague writer. Although he was Jewish and wrote in German, he spent his entire life in Bohemia.
His best works are "Metamorphosis", "The Trial" and "The Castle", reflecting the desperate alienation
of individuals in the 20th century world.
EDITA BRICHTA
ALFRED RADOK
JAROSLAV HASEK
ZDENEK SVERAK
JAN SVERAK
JIRI WOLKER
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