Petr Bezruč

Petr Bezruč

Born	Vladimír Vašek September 15, 1867(1867-09-15) Opava, Austrian Silesia
Died	February 17, 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 90) Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Pen name	Petr Bezruč
Occupation	Writer
Ethnicity	Czech
Citizenship	Austrian, Czechoslovak
Notable work(s)	Slezské písně

Petr Bezruč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈbɛzrutʃ]) was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek ([ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk]; September 15, 1867 – February 17, 1958), a Czech poet and short story writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia.

Bezruč was born in Opava and died in Olomouc.

Works

Poetry

Slezské písně (Silesian Songs) (1899–1900) - one of the fundamental books of Czech poetry^[1]
Stužkonoska modrá (The Blue Underwing) (1930)
Přátelům a nepřátelům (To My Friends and Enemies) (1958)

Prose

Povídky ze života (Tales of Life) (1957) - short stories

References

^ Slovník českých spisovatelů. Prague: Libri. 2005. pp. 72–73. ISBN 80-7277-179-5. (Czech)

Persondata
Name	Bezruc, Petr
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 15, 1867
Place of birth	Opava, Austrian Silesia
Date of death	February 17, 1958
Place of death	Olomouc, Czechoslovakia

Petr Bezruč

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