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Biography of Josef Škvorecký
27. Sep 1924 – 3. Jan 2012(87 years)Died in:Toronto, Ontario
Czech-Canadian writer and publisher
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Chevalier des Arts et des LettresGuggenheim FellowshipOrder of the White Lion 3rd ClassMember 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
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Josef Škvorecký (* 27. September 1924 in Náchod; † 3. January 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 10 awards, including Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Guggenheim Fellowship. His cause of death was cancer.
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9 Events1924
Born in Náchod, Czech Republic
1980
Guggenheim Fellowship
1980
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1984
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
The Engineer of Human Souls
1990
Order of the White Lion 3rd Class
1990
honorary citizen of Prague
1991
honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University
2004
Jaroslav Seifert Prize
2012