Lenka Procházková
Lenka Procházková | |
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Born | Olomouc, Czechoslovakia | 24 March 1951
Nationality | Czech |
Citizenship | Czech Republic |
Partner | Ludvík Vaculík |
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Lenka Procházková (born 24 March 1951) is a Czech writer.[1]
The daughter of writer
Charles University in Prague. Procházková signed Charter 77 and, as a result, was forced to work as a manual labourer until 1989. She was later employed in various social and cultural agencies. She also taught at Josef Škvorecký’s Literary Academy.[1] She had a long-time partnership with writer Ludvík Vaculík, with whom she had two sons.[2]
In 1982, she received the Egon Hostovský Prize.[1]
Procházková published her first novel Růžová dáma (The Pink Lady) in 1982. She has also written radio plays and scripts for television. With lawyer Aleš Pejchal, she hosted a program on Radio Free Europe.[2]
Her sister Iva is also a novelist.[1]
Works[2]
- Oční kapky (Eye Drops), novel (1987)
- Hlídač holubů (Pigeon Guard), short stories (1987)
- Smolná kniha (Doomsday book), novel (1991)
- Zvrhlé dny (Perverse days), short stories (1995)
- Pan ministr (Mr. Minister), historical work (1996)
- Beránek [The Lamb], novel (2000)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lenka Procházková". Czech literary portal. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28.
- ^ ISBN 0415159806.
External links
- Sokol, Ellena (2005). "Vaculík & Procházková: Czech sexual poetics or polemics?". Word & Sense (3).