Vladimír Holan
Vladimír Holan | |
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Vladimír Holan (in the middle) | |
| Born | September 16, 1905 |
| Died | March 31, 1980 (aged 74) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Writer, Translator |
| Years active | 1926-1977 |
| Notable work | Triumph of Death A Night with Hamlet Panychida |
Vladimír Holan (Czech: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈɦolan]; September 16, 1905 – March 31, 1980) was a Czechoslovak poet famous for employing obscure language, dark topics and pessimistic views in his poems. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in the late 1960s.