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Ivan Blatný

Born

in Brno, Czech Republic

December 21, 1919

Died

August 05, 1990

Genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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Blatny was a central figure in the Czechoslovak avant-garde until defecting to Britain in 1948, infuriating Communist authorities. His mental health began to deteriorate and he was eventually diagnosed as paranoid-schizophrenic, to spend most of the remainder of his life in British psychiatric hospitals. Though a curious nurse helped re-establish his literary status late in life, he died still in exile, unable to return to his homeland.

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	Melancholické procházky 4.15 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1941 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stará bydliště 3.92 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tento večer 3.58 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drug of Art: Selected Poems 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pomocná škola Bixley 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hledání přítomného času 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paní Jitřenka 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Selected Poetry by Ivan Blatný, Anna Moschovakis (Translator), Justin Quinn (Translator) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragmenty 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jedna, dvě, tři, čtyři, pět 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1947 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Kdybych si mohl vybrat, pak bych se nenarodil. Ale když to už musí být, pak se chci s tím osudem smířit a být šťastný.”
― Ivan Blatný

tags: happiness, mortality

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“Les lieux

Les lieux que nous avons quittés continuent à vivre.
Le cheval file, l’enfant crie, la mère ouvre la porte :
« Ce n’est pas là, ce n’est pas là, alors je ne sais pas ce que c’est devenu. » Ils cherchent.
Ils cherchent quelque chose, s’agitent à travers le logis.
Ils cherchent les lieux que nous avons quittés, les lieux où nous étions autrefois.
Ils courent à la gare et pensent : la maison.
La maison est restée.
Où s’en vont-ils ?
À l’enterrement de la sœur. Pour toujours. Chez le fils.
La grand-mère reste. La grand-mère, ils ne l’emmènent pas.
Ils laissent chez eux siffler Mélusine.
L’horloge, il ne l’emmène pas.
L’horloge sonne dans une pièce vide.

(p. 53)”
― Ivan Blatný, Passant

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