Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal
Portrait of Bohumil Hrabal taken in 1988 by Hana Hamplová
Born
Bohumil František Kilián

(1914-03-28)28 March 1914
Židenice (now part of Brno), Austria-Hungary
Died3 February 1997(1997-02-03) (aged 82)
Prague, Czech Republic
Resting placeHradištko
OccupationWriter
Alma materCharles University, Prague
Period1948–1997
Notable worksClosely Observed Trains
I Served the King of England
Too Loud a Solitude
Signature

Bohumil Hrabal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal]; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.

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