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Ota Filip
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Ota Filip, photo by Ota Filip, 1997
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| Born | 9 March 1930 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) |
| Died | 2 March 2018 (aged 87) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist, Journalist, Essayist, Translator |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | Fiction, non-fiction, satire, essay, literature, political commentary, social commentary, literary criticism |
| Spouse |
Marie Ledvinová
(m. 1953) |
| Children | Pavel, Hana |
Ota Filip (born March 9, 1930 – died March 2, 2018) was an important Czech writer and journalist. He wrote many books and articles in both German and Czech languages. His stories often explored life in his home country.
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Life of Ota Filip
Ota Filip was born in Slezská Ostrava, a city that is now part of the Czech Republic. His books became popular and were translated into several languages, like French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish. This shows how widely his stories were read around the world.
Challenges for a Writer
During the time when Czechoslovakia had a communist government, Ota Filip faced many difficulties. His writings were sometimes not allowed or were changed by the government. This was because his ideas did not always agree with what the government wanted people to think.
After the Warsaw Pact armies entered Czechoslovakia in 1968, things became even harder for Ota Filip. He was punished for speaking out against the government. From 1969 to 1971, he was held in prison. In 1974, he was forced to leave his home country and move to West Germany.
Life in Germany
Even after moving to Germany, Ota Filip continued his important work. From 1975, he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Arts and Sciences in Munich, Germany. This was a special group that recognized his talent and contributions to literature.
Ota Filip received many awards for his writing in both the Czech Republic and Germany. One of these was the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize. This award is given to writers who are not native German speakers but write excellent works in German.
In 2012, Ota Filip was given the National Medal of Merit in Fine Arts by the Czech government. This high honor is given to important Czech artists. It showed how much his home country appreciated his work, even after all the challenges he faced.
Selected Books by Ota Filip
Ota Filip wrote many books during his life. Here are some of his well-known works:
- Cesta ke hřbitovu (1968)
- Blázen ve městě (1975)
- Nanebevstoupení Lojzka Lapáčka ze Slezské Ostravy (1974)
- Poskvrněné početí (1976)
- Valdštýn a Lukrecie (1979)
- Děda a dělo (1989)
- Die Sehnsucht nach Procida (1988)
- Kavárna Slavia (1993)
- Sedmý životopis (2000)
- Sousedé a ti ostatní (2003)
- 77 obrazů z ruského domu - Román o velké, ztroskotané lásce a vzniku abstraktního umění (2004)
- Osmý čili nedokončený životopis (2007)
See also
In Spanish: Ota Filip para niños
