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Jaroslav Seifert

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Jaroslav Seifert

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Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986)

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Jaroslav Seifert was a Czechoslovak poet who lived from 1901 to 1986 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him one of his country's most celebrated literary figures. His work is considered significant in twentieth-century poetry and earned him international recognition for his contributions to literature.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1984

    “for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man”

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jaroslav
Family name
Seifert
Gender
male
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Occupation
editing staff
Political party
Social Democracy
Languages spoken
Czech
Genre
lyric poetry
Image
Jaroslav Seifert 1981 foto Hana Hamplová.jpg
Work location
Brno
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Commons category
Jaroslav Seifert
date of birth
1901-09-23
date of death
1986-01-10
member of
Czech Academy of Science and Art
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language
Jaroslav Seifert
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Encyclopedic overview

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".

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