Radek John
Encyclopedia
Radek John is a Czech
journalist, writer, screenwriter and politician, current chairman of the political party Public Affairs
(in Czech
: Věci veřejné). His novel Memento
is the first book examining the drug problem in the context of the former communist Czechoslovakia
. The novel was translated into ten languages.
From 13 July 2010 to 21 April 2011 he served as the Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic
.
magazine. Then he worked as a screenwriter in Barrandov Film Studios.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
journalist, writer, screenwriter and politician, current chairman of the political party Public Affairs
Public Affairs (political party)
Public Affairs , abbreviated to VV, is a conservative liberal political party in the Czech Republic. Led by anti-establishment investigative journalist and writer Radek John, its main platform is transparency and opposing political corruption. It has 24 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Besides...
(in Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
: Věci veřejné). His novel Memento
Memento (novel)
Memento is a novel with reporting elements, written by Czech author Radek John and published in 1986. The story is set in Prague in the 1980s....
is the first book examining the drug problem in the context of the former communist Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. The novel was translated into ten languages.
From 13 July 2010 to 21 April 2011 he served as the Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
Early life
In 1979 he graduated at the Prague's FAMU (screenwriting), from 1980 till 1993 he worked as an editor of Mladý SvětMladý Svet
Mladý Svět was a magazine published in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. It contained editorials, comics and other works...
magazine. Then he worked as a screenwriter in Barrandov Film Studios.