Bohumil Hrabal
Known for
Writing
Born
March 28, 1914
Birthplace
Brno, Moravia, AustriaHungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]
Died
February 3, 1997 (aged 82)
Biography
No biography available.
Best known work
Closely Watched Trains
1966
I Served the King of England
2007
Cutting It Short
1981
Larks on a String
1990
Pearls of the Deep
1966
The Snowdrop Festival
1984
A Boring Afternoon
1965
The Junk Shop
1965
The Gentle Barbarian
1990
Angelic Eyes
1994Filmography
2025
Tender Hrabalas Self (archive footage)
2014
2007
Too Loud a SolitudeWriter
2007
2000
1995
Too Loud A Solitudeas Man with Trolley, Novel
1994
Angelic EyesShort Story
1993
1992
1991
1990
The Gentle BarbarianNovel
1990
Larks on a StringShort Story, Screenplay
1988
1984
The Snowdrop Festivalas muž vynášející septik, Book, Screenplay
1981
Cutting It ShortNovel, Screenplay
1967
1966
Closely Watched TrainsNovel, Screenplay
1966
Pearls of the Deepas Spectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"), as Man by the House (segment "Podvodníci"), as Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět"), as Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance"), Book, Screenplay
1965
The Junk ShopShort Story, Screenplay
1965
A Boring AfternoonShort Story, Screenplay