Bohumil Hrabal | |
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 Portrait of Bohumil Hrabal taken in 1988 by Hana Hamplová | |
| Born | Bohumil František Kilián 28 March 1914 Židenice (now part of Brno), Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 3 February 1997 (aged 82) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Resting place | Hradištko |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Charles University, Prague |
| Period | 1948–1998 |
| Notable works | Closely Watched Trains I Served the King of England Too Loud a Solitude |
Bohumil Hrabal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal]; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.[1]
- ^ "Bohumil Hrabal", by James Wood (London Review of Books, Vol. 23 No. 1, 2001)