Shramek, Franya

Shramek was born on January 19, 1877 in Sobotka in the family of an official. He studied at the gymnasium , then at the University of Prague . However, studies at the university were interrupted - Shramek was drafted into the army , where he served longer than usual because of anti-militaristic views. ^[1] After returning from the army, Shramek leaves the university and devotes himself to literature . In 1901, the first poems by Shramek were published in the journal New Cult. Since 1903, he lives in Prague , where he associates with revolutionary anarchists . He participated in demonstrations , for his poem “It Says What I Write” (“Píšou mí psaní”), he was twice in prison . ^[2]

He took part in the First World War , first on the Eastern , then on the Southern Front . Participation in the war contributed to the strengthening of anti-militarism. ^[one]

After the war, Shramek met a group of writers Karel елаapek . ^[2] He led a solitary life in Prague, sometimes visiting his native Sobotka. During the occupation of Czechoslovakia, Shramek almost never left his apartment, where he actively composed poetry. Then there was a collection of "Roses and Wounds." He died on July 1, 1952 in Prague.

In his poems and prose, Shramek uses the techniques developed by him, including lyricism , which comes to the fore due to the weakening of the storyline, the reflection of the spiritual atmosphere, the collapse of illusions. ^[1] Shramek's most significant novel, The Silver Wind ( 1910 , revised in 1921 ), is written in the style of impressionism . Also a vivid manifestation of impressionism in the work of the author are the plays “Summer” and “A Month over the River” ( 1922 ). One of his one-act plays is also known - “June” ( 1905 ).