LudvÃk Kundera
Ludvik Kundera ( born March 22, 1920 in Brno, † August 17, 2010 Boskovický ) was a Czech writer. He was considered a surrealist, and was especially known for ironic and satirical poems, stories and essays.
Life and work
After graduation in 1938 at the high school Leitmeritzer Kundera enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University in Prague, but moved to Brno, where he was surprised by the closure of universities in the wake of the German occupation. His studies he therefore finished until 1946. He also wrote during his time as forced laborers in Berlin- Spandau. After the war he became a founding member of the surrealist artist association Skupina RA, whose manifesto, the article Mladší Surrealiste, he wrote in 1945, together with Zdeněk Lorenc. His 1961 play The posted total Crowing ( Totální kuropění ) alternates between verses, prose and song parts. Since 1967 he was a member of P.E.N.
From 1968 to 1970, Kundera head of dramaturgy at the Theatre Brno. Following the granting of a publication ban, he published in samizdat and was from 1973 to 1975 a samizdat Edition Host do domu ( guest into the house ) out. Since 1976 he lived until his death in Kunstat ( Moravia ). 1990-1999 Kundera was entrusted with guest lectures at Brno and Olomouc universities. Since the late 1990s, an extensive work output appears. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the Saxon Academy of Arts. Kundera belonged to the Obec to spisovatelů. He was the nephew of the pianist Ludvik Kundera and the cousin of writer Milan Kundera.
October 28, 2007 the Czech National Day, the Medal of Merit for the Czech state to him by President Vaclav Klaus was awarded culture and art in the area.
Prices
Works
- Elements in us. Poems 1946.
- German portraits. Essays 1956.
- Endorsements and speeches. Poems in 1961.
- The glass tear. Anthology of Czech poetry. 1964 and 1966.
- Halloh the storm, the great storm is here. Expressionism Anthology 1969.
- And the poet? - Zwiebelzwerg Verlag (1979 ) The participation and essay in the volume of Frantisek Halas
- The thirteenth month. Collection Hruden in 1985 and 1993.
- (Ed.) The sundial. Anthology of Czech poetry. Leipzig 1986.
- Cases. Poems in 1992.
- Case of things. Poems in 1992.
- Smell of the salt. German poets of the 20th century. In 1996.
- Kings criminals Magusse 1998.
- As editor: The Soul of Brno [ compiled by Ludvik Kundera and Alena Mizerová, translated from the Czech by Eduard Schreiber, Bernd Magar [u a ] ], Publishing House of Masaryk University, Brno 1998, ISBN 978-80-210-4557-6 ( also appeared Czech ( Duse Brna ) and English ( The Spirit of Brno) ).
- Brecht in 1999.
- Berlin. Narrative. Number saved texts. Weimar 2000.
- As Publisher: Anthology of Poetism. Munich 2004 ( with Eduard Schreiber )
- Memories of Cities / Places where I never was / Vzpomínky na města / místa, kde jsem nikdy nebyl [ poems ], illustrated by Christian Thannhäuser, translated from the Czech by Eduard Schreiber, Edition Thannhäuser, Ottenheim on the Danube 2004, ISBN 978 - 3-900986-56-8 (Text German and Czech).
- El do Ra Da ( da). Poems, stories, memories, pictures. Wuppertal 2007.
- Poesiealbum 281, Maerkischer Publisher Wilhelmshorst 2008 EAN 978 3 931 329 81 5
Publications in German magazines and anthologies, a Czech factory edition is in preparation.