Zuzana Brabcová

Zuzana Brabcová (born March 23, 1959) is a Czech writer.[1]

The daughter of Jiří Brabec and Zina Trochová, both literary historians, she was born in Prague. After completing her schooling, she worked in the University Library in Prague, in a hospital and as a cleaner. She later became an editor, working for several publishing houses.[1]

Her first novel Daleko od stromu (Far from the tree) was first published in a Samizdat edition in 1984 and then in Prague in 1991.[2] It received the Jiří Orten Award in 1997.[3] This was followed by the novel Zlodějina (Thievery) in 1996.[2] In 2000, she published her third novel Rok perel (Year of pearls), the first Czech novel to deal with lesbian love.[3]

Brabcová was awarded the Magnesia Litera for fiction in 2013 for her novel Stropy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zuzana Brabcová". Czech literature portal.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Segel, Harold B. (2003). The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945. p. 86. ISBN 0231114044.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zuzana Brabcová profile". Czech literature portal.
  4. ↑ "Magnesia Litera 2013 - vítězové (Winners)" (in Czech). Municipal Library of Prague.