Jaroslav Seifert

Jaroslav Seifert (September 23rd 1901 - January 10th 1986) is a writer, Poète and Czech Journaliste. Nobel Prize of literature in 1984.

Its first collection of poems is published in 1921. It enters to the Czechoslovakian Communist party and publishes several communist newspapers - Rovnost , Srsatec and Reflektor . During the years 1920, he is regarded as a leader of the avant-garde of Czechoslovakia, he is inter alia founder of the artistic movement Devětsil.

In March 1929, it is excluded from the Party with six others of his/her comrades to have signed a proclamation against the tendencies Bolsheviks of the Czechoslovakian Communist party.

In 1949, it leaves journalism and starts to be devoted entirely to the literature. Its poetry is rewarded by many prices. In 1967, it is named National Artiste.

He is president of the Union of the Czechoslovakian writers of 1968 has 1970. Its standpoint not-in conformity with the désidératas of the mode pushes it has to leave this station whereas the Normalization in Czechoslovakia starts which makes following the Printemps of Prague. Its works are then published in Samizdat. He is signatory of the Charte 77.

He receives the Nobel Prize of literature in 1984 and died two years later, in 1986.

Work

• the City in tears - ( Město v slzách - 1921), collection of poems published in the newspapers during the war.
• Only the love - ( Samá láska - 1923), proletarian poetry
• On the waves of the TSF - ( Na vlnách TSF - 1925), inspired by its voyages in France and the USSR
• the Finch sings badly - ( Slavík zpivá špatně - 1926)
• the Carrier pigeon - ( Poštovni holub - 1929), collection inspired by its favorite topics, maternal love and for the fatherland
• Stars with the top of the Garden of the Delights - ( Hvězdy nad Rajskou Zahradou - 1929), autobiographical collection inspired by the poetism
• Apple of clay - ( Jablko Z klína - 1933)
• Venus Hands - ( Ruce Venušiny - 1936)
• Good-bye Spring - ( Jaro sbohem - 1937), collection of poetries which, with the precedent, marks the return of the poet to the political problems
• Éteignez the light - ( Zhasněte světla - 1938)
• the range of Bozena Nemcova - (Vějíř Boženy Němcové - 1940), collection in homage has Božena Němcová
• The stone Bridge - ( Kamenný most - 1944)
• the clay Shield - ( Přilba hlíny - 1945)
• the Hand and the flame - ( Ruka has plamen - 1948)
• the Painter left, poor and wandering - ( Šel Malíř chudě C světa - 1949), collection of poems on illustrations of Mikoláš Aleš
• Chants of Viktorka - ( Píseň O Viktorce - 1950)
• Petite Mom - ( Maminka - 1954)
• The Child and the stars - ( Chlapec has hvězdy - 1956)
• insular Concert - ( Koncert Na ostrově - 1965), memories of childhood, adolescence and on the occupation…
• cast iron of the bells - ( Odlévání zvonu - 1967)
• Halley's Comet - ( Halleyova kometa - 1967)
• the Book of Prague - ( Kniha O Praze - 1968)

• the Umbrella of Piccadilly ( Deštník Z Piccadilly )
• the Column of More ( Morový sloup )
• To be Poet ( Býti básníkem )
• All beauties of the world ( Všechny krásy světa)