Biography
Josef Škvorecký (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈʃkvorɛtskiː] ; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvorecký was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1980. He and his wife were long-time supporters of Czech dissident writers before the fall of communism in that country. Škvorecký's fiction deals with several themes: the horrors of totalitarianism and repression, the expatriate experience, and the miracle of jazz. Biography and Bibliography
Biography by Jan Čulík
"Register of the Josef Škvorecký Papers". Online Archive of California. California Digital Library. (papers held at the Hoover Institution Archives)
Glusman, John (Winter 1989). "Josef Skvorecky, The Art of Fiction No. 112". The Paris Review. Winter 1989 (112).
Filmography
all 15
Movies 13
Writer 11
TV Shows 2
self 1
Screenplay 1
Exiles (1988)
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-09-27
Deathday2012-01-03 (87 years old)
CitizenshipsCanada, Czech Republic
Also Known AsJ. Mnata, Fred Errol, J. Kuráž, Josef Pepýt , Josef Vala, Vladimíra Burke, Vladislava Burke, Mary Novak, Daniel S. Miritz
Awardshonorary doctorate of the Masaryk University, honorary citizen of Prague, Order of the White Lion 3rd Class, Member of the Order of Canada, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Guggenheim Fellowship, Jaroslav Seifert Prize, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
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