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Ivan Klíma
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Czech playwright, author, publicist, and university educator
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Ivan Klíma (1931–2025) was a Czech writer, essayist, playwright, and journalist. Born Ivan Kauders in Prague, he was educated at Charles University and the Prague University of Economics and Business. A Holocaust survivor who was detained in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, he began his professional work in 1960. He wrote in Czech and also spoke English.
Klíma was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and followed the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. His career included employment at the University of Michigan. He received the Franz Kafka Prize and the Magnesia Litera award. Among his notable works are *Hry*, *Shofer be-ḥesed*, *Hodina ticha*, *Pokoj pro dva*, and *Mezi třemi hranicemi*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931
- Works
- 87
Top works
- Hry
- Shofer be-ḥesed
- Hodina ticha
- Pokoj pro dva
- Mezi třemi hranicemi
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia1997
- A znovu Žebrácká opera — Self1996
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Ivan Kauders , ( 1931-09-09 ) 9 September 1931, Prague , Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) (aged 94), Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Writer, playwright, professor at University of Michigan
- Alma mater
- Charles University in Prague
- Spouse
- Helena Mala ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 )
- Relatives
- Vilém Klíma (father)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Prague
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Educated at
- Prague University of Economics and Business
- Employer
- University of Michigan
- Political party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- opinion journalism
- Image
- Ivan Klíma 2015.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ivan Klíma
- date of birth
- 1931-09-14
- birth name
- Ivan Kauders
- place of detention
- Theresienstadt concentration camp
- writing language
- Czech
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- name in native language
- Ivan Klíma
- subject has role
- Holocaust survivor
- date of death
- 2025-10-04
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
- date of burial or cremation
- 2025-10-06
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Encyclopedic overview
Ivan Klíma (born Ivan Kauders, 9 September 1931 – 4 October 2025) was a Czech novelist and playwright. He received the Magnesia Litera award and the Franz Kafka Prize, among other honours.
Early life and career
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