Zdeněk Jirotka

Zdeněk Jirotka ( born January 7, 1911 in Ostrava, † 12 April 2003) was a Czech writer and columnist. He wrote mostly humorous novels, short stories and radio plays.

Life

In Ostrava, he attended the secondary school until 1929 and put 1933 on the construction industry University of Applied Sciences in Hradec Králové from the exam. He joined the army and served until 1940. After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis, he was employed at the Ministry of Public Works, but since 1942 he devoted himself after the success of his debut, only the literature.

Works

He wrote for several newspapers and magazines, including the Lidové noviny, Svobodné noviny and after 1951 for the satirical magazine Dikobraz. Between 1953 and 1962 he was also editor of the Czechoslovak Radio, and then again at Dikobraz.

Novels

• Saturnin, 1942 - The humorous novel tells the story of the servant Saturnin, his master and his guests. The narrator, Saturnins Lord, takes him into his service, without knowing what's coming in detail to him.
• The man with the dog ( muz se psem ), 1944 - Satirical parody of stupid cheater and an infallible amateur detective who enlightens the crime.

Radio plays

• Star above the old Vavrouch ( Hvězdy nad Starym Vavrouchem ), 1946

Stories

• Biology professor on the circuit ( Profesor biology na žebříku ), 1956 - A collection of anecdotes and short stories from the period 1951-1955 Satirical view of current affairs. .
• Seven liar ( Sedmilháři ), 1970
• The rules have changed ( Pravidla se změnila ), 2000

Published in German language

• The man with the dog, children's book publishing (1958 )
• Saturnin, Karolinum publishing of Charles University in Prague (2007)