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    Jaroslav Seifert

    Jaroslav Seifert (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩ t] ; 23


    September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech Jaroslav Seifert
    writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the
    1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which
    endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich
    inventiveness provides a liberating image of the
    indomitable spirit and versatility of man".[1]

    Biography
    Born in Žižkov, a suburb of Prague in what was then
    part of Austria-Hungary, Seifert's first collection of Jaroslav Seifert in 1981
    poems was published in 1921. He was a member of the Born 23 September 1901
    Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), the editor Žižkov, Prague, Austria-
    of a number of communist newspapers and magazines Hungary
    – Rovnost, Sršatec, and Reflektor – and the employee Died 10 January 1986 (aged 84)
    of a communist publishing house. Prague, Czechoslovakia
    Occupation Writer, poet, journalist
    During the 1920s he was considered a leading
    representative of the Czechoslovak artistic avant- Nationality Czech
    garde. He was one of the founders of the journal Notable Nobel Prize in Literature
    Devětsil. In March 1929, he and six other writers left awards 1984
    the KSČ after signing a manifesto protesting against Signature
    Bolshevized Stalinist-influenced tendencies in the new
    leadership of the party. He subsequently worked as a
    journalist in the social-democratic and trade union
    press during the 1930s and 1940s.

    In 1949 Seifert left journalism and began to devote


    himself exclusively to literature. His poetry was
    awarded important state prizes in 1936, 1955, and 1968, and in 1967 he was designated National Artist.
    He was the official Chairman of the Czechoslovak Writer's Union for several years (1968–70). In 1977 he
    was one of the signatories of Charter 77 in opposition to the government of the Czechoslovak Socialist
    Republic.[2]

    Seifert was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984. Due to bad health, he was not present at the
    award ceremony, and so his daughter accepted the Nobel Prize in his name. Even though it was a matter
    of great importance, there was only a brief remark of the award in the state-controlled media. He died on
    10 January 1986, aged 84.
    He was buried in the family tomb in Kralupy nad Vltavou.[3] His burial was marked by a high presence of
    the communist secret police, the StB, who tried to suppress any hint of dissent on the part of mourners.[4]

    Works
    Město v slzách (City in Tears, 1921)
    Samá láska (Nothing but Love / Sheer Love, 1923)
    Na vlnách TSF (On Wireless Waves / On the Waves of
    TSF, 1925)
    Slavík zpívá špatně (The Nightingale Sings Badly/Poorly,
    1926)
    Básně (Poems, 1929)
    Poštovní holub (Carrier Pigeon, 1929)
    Hvězdy nad Rajskou zahradou (Stars Above the Garden Jaroslav Seifert with daughter Jana,
    of Eden, 1929) 1931
    Jablko z klína (An Apple from the Lap, 1933)
    Ruce Venušiny (The Hands of Venus, 1936)
    Zpíváno do rotačky (Songs for the Rotary Press, 1936)
    Jaro, sbohem (Goodbye, Spring, 1937)
    Zhasněte světla (Turn Off the Lights, 1938)
    Vějíř Boženy Němcové (Božena Němcová's Fan, 1940)
    Světlem oděná (Robed in Light, 1940)
    Kamenný most (The Stone Bridge, 1944)
    Přilba z hlíny (A Helmetful of Earth, 1945)
    Ruka a plamen (The Hand and the Flame, 1948)
    Šel malíř chudě do světa (The Painter Walks Poor into the World, 1949)
    Píseň o Viktorce (A Song About Victorka, 1950)
    Maminka (Mother, 1954)
    Chlapec a hvězdy (The Boy and the Stars, 1956)
    Praha a Věnec sonetů (A Wreath of Sonnets, 1956). English translation by Jan Křesadlo
    Zrnka révy (Grapeseeds, 1965)
    Koncert na ostrově (Concert on the Island, 1965)
    Halleyova kometa (Halley's Comet, 1967)
    Odlévání zvonů (The Casting of the Bells, 1967)
    Kniha o Praze (A Book about Prague, 1968)
    Morový sloup (The Plague Column, 1968–1970)
    Deštník z Picadilly (An Umbrella from Piccadilly, 1979)
    Všecky krásy světa (All the Beauties of the World, 1979, 1981?)
    Býti básníkem (To Be a Poet, 1983)

    References
    1. "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1984 (https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laure
    ates/1984/)". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 2 Feb 2017.
    2. Wilson, Amrit (1 February 1986). "News & notes" (https://doi.org/10.1080%2F03064228608
    534032). Index on Censorship. 15 (2): 3–6. doi:10.1080/03064228608534032 (https://doi.or
    g/10.1080%2F03064228608534032). ISSN 0306-4220 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/030
    6-4220). S2CID 220929273 (https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:220929273).
    3. " "Jsou jistí mrtví nebezpečně živí…" - Před 35 lety byl pohřben Jaroslav Seifert" (https://ces
    ky.radio.cz/jsou-jisti-mrtvi-nebezpecne-zivi-pred-35-lety-byl-pohrben-jaroslav-seifert-870602
    0). Radio Prague International (in Czech). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
    4. "Dissidents And Authorities Say Farewell To Nobel Laureate" (https://apnews.com/8feb8b7ef
    1f1bd7a56804771779831e4). Associated Press. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2021
    0923091723/https://apnews.com/8feb8b7ef1f1bd7a56804771779831e4) from the original
    on 23 September 2021.

    External links
    Jaroslav Seifert (https://www.nobelprize.org/laureate/661) on Nobelprize.org
    Nobel biography (http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1984/seifert-bio.html)
    Biography (in Czech) (http://www.converter.cz/nobel/seifert.htm)
    Authorised English translation (http://kresadlo.cz/seifert.htm) of Seifert's crown of sonnets by
    Jan Křesadlo
    The Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert (http://www.catbirdpress.com/bookpages/seifert.htm)
    Translated by Edward[sic] Osers
    Jaroslav Seifert – Poetry (https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001219/http://www.literature
    -prize.com/seifert_jaroslav_poetry.htm)
    Jaroslav Seifert eNotes (http://www.enotes.com/jaroslav-seifert-criticism/seifert-jaroslav)
    Timeline of Nobel Winners (http://www.nobel-winners.com/Literature/jaroslav_seifert.html)

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