Biography
Svatopluk Turek (25 October 1900 in Hodslavice – 30 December 1972 in Zlín) was a Czechoslovak novelist, known under pen name T. Svatopluk.
After studying arts at the university he worked as graphics designer in Baťa company in Zlín.
He is most known for his book Botostroj (The Shoe Machine) where he depicted the company as an inhuman mechanism destroying lives of people and its boss Tomáš Baťa as a dictator. The novel is written in very fast, expressive language.
Family of Tomáš Baťa sued for defamation and tried in various ways to stop publishing the book.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1900-10-25
Deathday1972-12-30 (72 years old)
CitizenshipsCzechoslovak Socialist Republic
Also Known AsSvatopluk Turek, Svatopluk Václav Turek
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