Jaroslav Seifert | |
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Born | Žižkov, Prague, Austria-Hungary | 23 September 1901
Died | 10 January 1986 Prague, Czechoslovakia | (aged 84)
Occupation | Writer, poet, journalist |
Nationality | Czech |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1984 |
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Jaroslav Seifert (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩t] ; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man".[1]