Pavel Řezníček | |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1942 |
Birth Place: | Blansko, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
Death Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
Occupation: | Writer, poet, translator |
Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a Czech writer and surrealist poet. In addition to his writing career, he was also a translator from French, including works by Joyce Mansour, Ambroise Vollard, Benjamin Péret and others. He finished secondary school in 1959. From 1965 onwards, he held several manual jobs. In the 1970's, he moved to Prague, where he retired in 2002.
Many of Řezníček's books were first published outside of (then) Czechoslovakia, before coming into print in his home country.
Poetry
Prose
Works dedicated to the Brno underground
Works in English