Kamil Bednář (Prokop Kouba) was a Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, translator, prose

Prose

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 writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

, dramatist and publishing house editor

Editing

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Life

After 1931, he studied law, and then 6 years of philosophy

Philosophy

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 in Charles University. After he finished his studies in 1939, he worked in the publishing house Melantrich

Melantrich

Melantrich was a large Czech language publishing house connected with the Czech National Social Party. Established in 1897, the publisher remained in existence until 1999....

, from 1949 in the publishing house Československý spisovatel. Since 1959 he dedicated himself only to the literature.

He was founder of the literary group Ohnice (jointed charlock) and Pevný bod as well as author of poems, prose writings, essays, fairy tales and numerous translations from different languages.

Books

• Kouzlení a cesty doktora Fausta
• O Faustovi, Markétce a ďáblu
• Zuzanka a mořeplavci na Vltavě
• Kamenný palác
• Veliký mrtvý