{"id":205,"date":"2024-07-09T23:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluh2.wordpress.com\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:13:58","slug":"jachym-topol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pluh.org\/index.php\/authors\/jachym-topol\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00e1chym Topol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cTopol writes sincerely, passionately. And I love that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Cees Nooteboom<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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J\u00e1chym Topol (1962) is often referred to as true modern European classic. He is rooted in the Czech cultural underground of the seventies and eighties and was a key figure in this movement. He founded several cultural magazines, worked as a journalist and meanwhile made his first steps in literature by writing poetry. It was in 1994 when he made a devastating entrance with his first novel Sestra<\/em> (City Sister Sliver), which quickly gained the status of a cult book and Topol was compared to Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. With this novel he displayed his own unparalleled style, a mixture of colloquial and poetic language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then he has published several other novels in which he touches on both historical (e.g the crushing of the 1968 Prague Spring by Warsaw Pact troops, World War II) and current themes (e.g. the Russian threat, modern Europe, old age). Family, and the special relationship between brothers, are a recurring element in his work. His books are populated by people on the fringes of society. Ordinary people with extraordinary stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in fact, all his books are essentially, as Topol himself says, love stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topol has great success abroad, He established his name as being one of the most important Czech, or more precise, European contemporary authors. His work is being translated in over 20 languages. He has been awarded with several literary prizes; including the Czech State Prize for Literature in 2017 , and in Slovenia in 2015 with the Vilenica Award for his entire oeuvre. Among several other awards, he was made a Knight of Czech Culture in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Topol holds the position of programme director at the V\u00e1clav Havel Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Novels<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sestra<\/strong><\/a> (City Sister Silver)
Atlantis, Brno (1994)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00fdlet k n\u00e1dra\u017en\u00ed hale<\/strong><\/a> (A Trip to The Train Station)
Petrov, Brno<\/em> (1994)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\u011bl<\/strong> <\/a>(Exit Angel)
Hynek, Prague<\/em> (1995)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No\u010dn\u00ed pr\u00e1ce<\/strong><\/a> (Night Work)
Torst\/Hynek, Prague (2001)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kloktat dehet<\/strong><\/a> <\/a>(Gargling With Tar)
Torst, Prague (2005)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chladnou zem\u00ed<\/strong> <\/a>(The Devil\u2019s Workshop)
Torst, Prague (2009)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citliv\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk<\/strong><\/a> (A Sensitive Person)
Torst, Prague (2017)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peklo neexistuje<\/a> (There Is No Hell)
Torst, Prague (2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

short novels<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Zlat\u00e1 hlava<\/strong><\/a> (The Golden Head)
In \u017divot, Prague (2005)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supermarket sov\u011btsk\u00fdch hrdin\u016f<\/strong><\/a> (The Supermarket of Soviet Heroes)
Torst, Prague (2007)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Miluju t\u011b k zbl\u00e1zn\u011bn\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> (I Love You Madly)
Revolver Revbue, Prague (1988)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V \u00fater\u00fd bude v\u00e1lka<\/strong> (The War Will Be on Tuesday)
Vokno, Prague; Atlantis, Brno (1992)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plays<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cesta do Bugulmy<\/strong><\/a> (The Journey to Bugulma)
Torst, Prague (2007)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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