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Iva Pekárková


Born
in Prague
February 15, 1963

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Iva Pekárková, česká spisovatelka, překladatelka a publicistka, se narodila v Praze roku 1963. Ve dvaadvaceti letech předčasně ukončila studium mikrobiologie na Přírodovědecké fakultě Univerzity Karlovy a emigrovala. Usadila se ve Spojených státech, kde se živila mimo jiné jako číšnice, sociální pracovnice nebo taxikářka. Své české prózy publikovala v exilových časopisech a psala i anglicky do řady magazínů včetně The New York Times. Jejím románovým debutem se stal v exilu napsaný příběh Péra a perutě (1989).

Po sametové revoluci přispívala do českých periodik (Playboy, Marianne, Cosmopolitan nebo Esquire) a v roce 1997 se na čas vrátila do Prahy, kde působila jako publicistka a překladatelka. Od roku 2005 žije v Londýně , kde také pracoval ...more

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“I've never collected souvenirs. But if I could, I'd save the white of beautiful nights in a little pouch on my chest, the way Indians keep the scents of the prairie.”
― Iva Pekárková, Truck Stop Rainbows
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“I think television with two channels - one on a political speech, on the other a Russian film -- must be the cheapest and most inhuman means to effectively make people stupid.”
― Iva Pekárková, Truck Stop Rainbows
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“Those at the top rely heavily on the fact that humanity forgets; that if there are no records, there is no past.”
― Iva Pekárková, Truck Stop Rainbows
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