Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:03:45 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-literary-legend-bohumil-hrabal-died-10-years-ago-8611246© 2026 Radio Prague International Saturday is the tenth anniversary of the death of acclaimed Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. Although he published his first major work well into his forties, Hrabal soon achieved great fame. The film adaptation of his "Closely Observed Trains" won an Oscar only three years after the book's publication. Banned for several years by the communist authorities, for some Hrabal had the status of a cult writer. Others preferred the film adaptations of his works to his books. In any case, for decades Bohumil Hrabal was a legend in this country. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/hrabal_bohumil10.jpg?timestamp=1591467107 https://english.radio.cz/czech-literary-legend-bohumil-hrabal-died-10-years-ago-8611246 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9