Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert | |
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Jaroslav Seifert in 1981 | |
| Born | 23 September 1901 Žižkov, Prague, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 January 1986 (aged 84) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, journalist |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1984 |
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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".