Ivan Martin Jirous ( Czech. Ivan Martin Jirous , September 23, 1944 , Humpolec, Krai Vysočina - November 10, 2011 , Prague [1] ) - Czech poet and publicist, dissident , known by the pseudonym Magor (translated from Czech - Crazy).
| Ivan Martin Yirous | |
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| Ivan Martin Jirous | |
 Ivan Martin Jirous in Ostrava , 2007 | |
| Date of Birth | September 23, 1944 |
| Place of Birth | Humpolec, Edge of Highness |
| Date of death | November 10, 2011 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Prague |
| Citizenship |  Czech |
| Occupation | poet, publicist, dissident |
| Language of Works | Czech |
| Awards | Tom Stoppard Prize ( 1985 ), Yaroslav Seifert Prize ( 2006 ) |
| Awards | [d] ( 2012 ) [d] ( 2006 ) |
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Biography
He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University , defended a diploma in visual poetry by Jiří Kolář and Henri Michaud . He entered the circles of the Czech underground . He was friends with Vaclav Havel , more than once mentioned in his Letters to Olga . The artistic director of the psychedelic rock band The Plastic People of the Universe , whose persecution by the authorities caused a wave of resistance that spilled over into the famous Charter 77 . He was in prison three times in the 1970s and spent eight and a half years in prison in total.
Daughter - writer Frantishka Yirousova (born 1980 ).
Editions
- Magorův ranní zpěv ( 1975 , samizdat )
- Magorova krabička ( 1979 , samizdat)
- Magorovo borágo ( 1981 , samizdat)
- Magorova mystická růže (1981, samizdat)
- Magorovy labutí písně ( 1985 , samizdat; London, 1989 )
- Ochranný dohled (1985, samizdat)
- Magorovi ptáci ( 1987 )
- Magorova summa ( 1998 , favorites 1975-1997)
- Magorova vanitas ( 1999 )
- Ubíječ labutí ( 2001 )
- Rattus norvegicus ( 2004 )
- Okuje ( 2008 )
- Rok krysy (2008)
Magor in Russia
In 2009 he was a guest of the Moscow book fair Non / fiction , performed in several Moscow clubs, on Radio Liberty .
Publications in Russian
- Magor / Per. S. Squid and N. Falkovsky. M.: Book Review, 2007.134 s.
Recognition
Literary Prizes of Tom Stoppard ( 1985 ), Yaroslav Seyfert ( 2006 ).
Links
- A brief outline of life and work (Czech)
- On the Czech Literature Portal (Czech)
- Ivan Martin Yirous on Radio Liberty , 2009 (Russian)