František Langer
František Langer, ca 1928
František Langer (3 March 1888 – 2 August 1965) was a Czech playwright, military physician, script writer, essayist, literary critic and publicist. He was born and died in Prague.
Life
Langer, as a physician, served in Czechoslovak Legions in Russia during the World War I. In 1935-38 he worked as dramatic adviser in Městské divadlo in Prague, Vinohrady and as a commander of a Prague military hospital (rank of colonel). He spent World War II in England as a member of the Czechoslovakian army abroad (brigade general).
Work
The main focus of Langer's work is in drama:
- Velbloub uchem jehly (aka The Camel through the Needle's Eye) (1923)
- Periferie (aka The Outskirts) (1925)
- Grandhotel Nevada (1927)
- Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory (1929)
- Jízdní hlídka (aka The Cavalry Witch) (1935)
- Dvaasedmdesátka (1937)
- Děti a dýka (1942)
- Pražské legendy (1956)
- Železný vlk (1923) - short stories
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Balajka, Bohuš: Přehledné dějiny literatury. Prague: Fortuna, 2005. ISBN 80-7168-781-2
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