Jaroslav Havlíček

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Jaroslav Havlíček (February 3, 1896, Jilemnice - April 7, 1943, Prague) was a Czech novelist. He was an exponent of naturalism and psychological novel in Czech literature.

Life

Jaroslav Havlíček was born in a teacher's family in Jilemnice, Liberec Region. He studied Gymnasium in Jičín and then courses of commercial economics. Shortly after he entered ČVUT he was drafted to serve in the Austrian army in Kadaň from where he soon went to front (Russia, Italy). After World War I he finished his studies and became an official. He married Marie Krausová, daughter to a Jilemnice soapmaker, in 1921. Father to Zbyněk Havlíček,

Work

His novels are usually situated to a provincial town with clear signs of Jilemnice at the turn of the 20th century. His masterpiece is a novel called originally Vyprahlé touhy (Thirsty Lusts, 1935) and re-written by the author under the name Petrolejové lampy (Kerosene Lamps, 1944). Most of his novels (Neviditelný/Invisible, Vlčí kůže/Wolf's skin, Helimadoe) are psychological novels about young men and women and their relationships in extreme conditions.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 33133124 LCCN: n82142500 ISNI: 0000 0001 0885 9213 GND: 131504908 SUDOC: 106323121 NKC: jk01040338

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Name	Havlicek, Jaroslav
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Date of birth	February 3, 1896
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Date of death	April 7, 1943
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