Vladimír Holan

Vladimír Holan
Vladimír Holan (in the middle)
Born(1905-09-16)16 September 1905
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died31 March 1980(1980-03-31) (aged 74)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
OccupationsPoet, writer, translator
Years active1926–1977
Notable workTriumph of Death
A Night with Hamlet
Panychida

Vladimír Holan (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈɦolan]; 16 September 1905 – 31 March 1980) was a Czech poet. He was known for employing obscure language, dark topics and pessimistic views in his poems. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in the late 1960s.

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