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5 unusual facts about Jáchym Topol


Jáchym Topol

Výlet k nádražní hale (Outing to the train station concourse; Edice Slza, 1994, limited edition of 350)
/ English translation Alex Zucker: A Trip to the Train Station (Petrov, 1995, Czech-English bilingual edition)

Jáchym Topol was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Josef Topol, Czech playwright, poet, and translator of Shakespeare, and Jiřina Topolová, daughter of the famous Czech Catholic writer Karel Schulz.

Topol's writing began with lyrics for the rock band Psí vojáci, led by his younger brother, Filip, in the late '70s and early '80s.

V úterý bude válka (The war will be on Tuesday; Edice 13x18, 1992)
/ Five poems from this collection were published in Alex Zucker's translation in the Spring 1994 issue of Trafika: an international literary review.

Psí vojáci

Its frontman was a singer, piano player, composer and songwriter Filip Topol, son of the playwright Josef Topol and brother of the writer Jáchym Topol.



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