statue of Jiří Wolker in Prostějov

bust of Jiří Wolker at home of his birthplace in Prostějov

birtplace of Jiří Wolker with his bust in Prostějov

Jiří Wolker (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvolkr̩]) (March 29, 1900 – January 3, 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright. He was one of the founding members of CPC - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1921.

[edit] Life

He was born in Prostějov, into the cultural family. He studied at the Prostějov gymnasium, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague. He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdeněk Nejedlý and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in a close connection with the association of Czech avant-garde artists Devětsil. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died in the age of 24.

[edit] Work

• Host do domu (1921) - poetry
• Proletářské umění (1922)
• Těžká hodina (1922) - poetry, the book jacket of the first edition was created by the Czech painter Josef Čapek.
• Tři hry (1923) - plays, rather marginal meaning
• Do boje, lásko, leť

[edit] References

• Bohuš Balajka: Přehledné dějiny literatury II. Prague: Fortuna, 2005. ISBN 80-7168-781-2

[edit] External links

• Wolker's work and life

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