Memorial Page for Josef Škvorecký

Sep 27, 1924 – Jan 3, 2012(87 years)Died in:Toronto, Ontario

Czech-Canadian writer and publisher

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Birthplace

Náchod, Czech Republic

Place of Death

Toronto, Ontario

Nationality

Czech Republic

Cause of Death

cancer

Occupation(8)

writerlinguisttranslatorpublisherpoetprose writerliterary criticediting staff

Awards(9)

Chevalier des Arts et des LettresGuggenheim FellowshipMember of the Order of CanadaNeustadt International Prize for LiteratureJaroslav Seifert PrizeFellow of the Royal Society of Canadahonorary citizen of PragueGovernor General's Award for English-language fictionhonorary doctorate of the Masaryk University

Spouse(1)

Zdena Salivarová

Education(2)

University of California, BerkeleyCharles University

Josef Škvorecký (* September 27, 1924 in Náchod; † January 3, 2012 in Toronto) was a czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He was 87 years old. He was married to Zdena Salivarová. His education included University of California, Berkeley and Charles University. He received 9 awards, including Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Guggenheim Fellowship. His cause of death was cancer.

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Born in Náchod, Czech Republic

1924

Guggenheim Fellowship

1980

Neustadt International Prize for Literature

1980

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

1984

The Engineer of Human Souls

honorary citizen of Prague

1990

honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University

1991

Jaroslav Seifert Prize

2004

Died in Toronto, Ontario (cancer)

2012

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Zdena Salivarová

Josef Škvorecký. Forever remembered.