author
Svatopluk Čech
1846–1908
A major voice in 19th-century Czech literature, he wrote poetry, fiction, and journalism with a strong feel for public life and national identity. He is still especially remembered for the witty, imaginative stories of Mr. Brouček.
1 Audiobook
Songs of the Slav : Translations from the Czecho-Slovak
by Petr Bezruč, Svatopluk Čech, Vítězslav Hálek, Ján Kollár, J. S. Machar
About the author
Born on February 21, 1846, in Ostředek, Bohemia, Svatopluk Čech became one of the best-known Czech writers of his time. He studied in Prague and went on to work as a journalist and editor, publishing in literary magazines while building a career that ranged across poetry, prose, and political writing.
His work often joined imagination with public feeling. He wrote epic and reflective poems, travel-inspired pieces, and prose marked by satire and social observation. Many readers know him best for the tales of Mr. Brouček, whose comic adventures helped make Čech widely popular.
Čech died in Prague on February 23, 1908. His reputation endured well beyond his lifetime, and he remains an important figure in Czech literary history for the range of his writing and for the lively, often humorous energy of his voice.