Petr Bezruč
Born	Vladimír Vašek September 15, 1867(1867-09-15) Opava, Austria-Hungary
Died	February 17, 1958 (aged 90) Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Pen name	Petr Bezruč
Occupation	Writer
Ethnicity	Czech
Citizenship	Austrian, Czechoslovak
Notable work(s)	Slezské písně

Petr Bezruč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈbɛzrutʃ]) was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek ([ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk]; September 15, 1867 – February 17, 1958), a Czech poet and short story writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia.

Bezruč was born in Opava and died in Olomouc.

[edit] Works

Poetry

• Slezské písně (Silesian Songs) (1899-1900) - one of the fundamental books of Czech poetry^[1]
• Stužkonoska modrá (The Blue Underwing) (1930)
• Přátelům a nepřátelům (To My Friends and Enemies) (1958)

Prose

• Povídky ze života (Tales of Life) (1957) - short stories

[edit] See also

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• List of Czech writers

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