Alexandr Kliment
Appearance
Alexandr Kliment | |
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Born | Alexandr Kliment 30 January 1929 Turnov, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 22 March 2017 Prague, Czech Republic | (aged 88)
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | Czech |
Notable works | Maria (Marie, 1960) |
Spouse | Jiřina Klimentová (1932-1997) |
Alexandr Kliment (30 January 1929 in Turnov – 22 March 2017 in Prague) was a Czech writer, poet and playwright. He was a signatory of Charter 77 in 1977.[1]
In 1967, Kliment participated in a congress of the writers' union, which included Václav Havel, Ivan Klíma, Ludvík Vaculík, and photographer Oldřich Škácha.[2] The writers' congress, which took place during a period of liberalism in Czechoslovakia, is considered to be a predecessor of the Prague Spring in 1968.[2] He later joined with Havel and other Czechoslovak dissidents to sign the Charter 77.[1]
Kliment died on 22 March 2017, at the age of 88.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Zemřel spisovatel a publicista Alexandr Kliment, signatář Charty 77". Mladá fronta DNES. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ a b Willoughby, Ian (2010-12-08). "Oldřich Škácha – photographer of Havel and others". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Zemřel spisovatel a publicista Alexandr Kliment, signatář Charty". Novinky.cz. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
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- 1929 births
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- Charter 77 signatories
- Czech male dramatists and playwrights
- Czech male poets
- Czechoslovak poets
- Czechoslovak dissidents
- Czech anti-communists
- Czechoslovak democracy activists
- 20th-century Czech poets
- 20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights
- People from Turnov
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