*1977
Graduated in both Czech and German studies from the Palacký University in Olomouc. He currently works as a translator and writer – he published three collections of poems and several books for children. He’s also the author of textbooks on Czech language and literature.
As both a poet and a translator from German he won awards in several competitions (Literary Františkovy Lázně 2001, Jiří Levý Translating Competition 2000 and others.). In 2004, he represented the Czech Republic at the Leipzig book fair and was shortlisted for Lyricism Awards in Dresden. His poems were published in German-language – in Austria in the poetry magazine Podium (129/130, November 2003 translated by Christa Rothmeier; the issue was dedicated to Czech literature), and in Germany in the magazine Signum (Summer 2004, translated by Beate Smandek.
Feeling of a Night is his first attempt at writing a play.
List of plays:
Pocit nočního vlaku (Feeling of a Night), 2006