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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse

STORY: Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MATS MALM, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy 2. various of press conference 3. various of books of the laureate 4. various of Swedish Academy STORYLINE: Norwegian author Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (English): MATS MALM, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy "The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's immense oeuvre, written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres, consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children's books and translations, the academy said. Fosse was born in 1959 in Haugesund, Norway. "While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in th

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Japan envoy to China presents certificate to essay contest winner

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Masato Kitera (R) presents a certificate to a Chinese university student, winner of a contest for essays written in Japanese by Chinese people studying Japanese, at the Embassy of Japan in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2014.

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Winner in Japanese writing

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 27, 2013 in Beijing shows Li Xinchen, who took first place in a 2012 Japanese-language essay contest for Chinese students, holding a book containing prize-winning essays from the latest running of the annual contest.

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 1968. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84.

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in 1985. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84.

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Writer Kita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows novelist Morio Kita speaking during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2010. The writer known for his literary works, such as ''The House of Nire'' and a series of humorous essays ''Dr. Mambo,'' died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011. He was 84.

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year.

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Countdown party held for Michelin's 1st Tokyo guidebook

TOKYO, Japan - A countdown party celebrating the issuance of Michelin's first Tokyo guidebook was held in Tokyo's fashionable Roppongi district around midnight on Nov. 21. The guidebook, which presents photos and introductory essays on 150 restaurants in Tokyo including eight top three-star rated Japanese and French restaurants as well as reviews of 28 hotels, hit the stands on Nov. 22 at a price of 2,310 yen.

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Psychiatrist-essayist Saito dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Psychiatrist and essayist Shigeta Saito (file photo, taken June 2000) died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 20, his family said Nov. 21. He was 90. The eldest son of renowned poet and psychiatrist Mokichi Saito (1882-1953), Saito served as head of a mental hospital and published numerous essays focusing mainly on family affairs.

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Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - Mari Yonehara (file photo), a writer known for witty essays based on her experience as a Russian translator, died of ovarian cancer at her home in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 25, sources close to her said May 29. She was 56.

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Political critic Daizo Kusayanagi dies at 78

TOKYO, Japan - Daizo Kusayanagi, a political and social affairs critic, died of pneumonia July 22 at his house in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, his family said July 26. He was 78. Kusayanagi wrote numerous profiles of people, essays on art and books that earned him several awards.

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Sales of Nobel laureates' books expanding

Photo taken Oct. 7, 2015, shows a sales staff member at a Tokyo bookstore putting out books written by Satoshi Omura, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Sales of a collection of Omura's essays on the arts as well as a scientific book written by another Japanese Nobel laureate, Takaaki Kajita, have been rapidly growing since their winning of the award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coffee drinks carrying essays by comedian-author being sold in Japan

Naoki Matayoshi, part of the comic duo Peace, holds a coffee drink in a plastic bottle bearing a short essay by him during a publicity event in Tokyo on July 23, 2015. Ajinomoto General Foods Inc. put on sale the same day sets of coffee drinks carrying short essays by Matayoshi who recently won a prestigious literature award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-medic writes essays on WWII experiences

Katsuo Hongo, 91, recounts his World War II days as a medic in an interview at a nursery home in the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai on July 20, 2015. He has been writing essays on his WWII experiences for nearly 40 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - Mari Yonehara (file photo), a writer known for witty essays based on her experience as a Russian translator, died of ovarian cancer at her home in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 25, sources close to her said May 29. She was 56. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year. (Kyodo)

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Countdown party held for Michelin's 1st Tokyo guidebook

TOKYO, Japan - A countdown party celebrating the issuance of Michelin's first Tokyo guidebook was held in Tokyo's fashionable Roppongi district around midnight on Nov. 21. The guidebook, which presents photos and introductory essays on 150 restaurants in Tokyo including eight top three-star rated Japanese and French restaurants as well as reviews of 28 hotels, hit the stands on Nov. 22 at a price of 2,310 yen. (Kyodo)

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Psychiatrist-essayist Saito dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Psychiatrist and essayist Shigeta Saito (file photo, taken June 2000) died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 20, his family said Nov. 21. He was 90. The eldest son of renowned poet and psychiatrist Mokichi Saito (1882-1953), Saito served as head of a mental hospital and published numerous essays focusing mainly on family affairs. (Kyodo)

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Sarusawa Pond

Sarusawa Pond at Kofukuji Temple has a perimeter of approximately 300 meters. At the left rear is the Three Storied Pagoda. This pond was famous from the old days, and legends about it abound. The story of the lady-in-waiting of the Emperor Heijo throwing herself in the pond for lost love is famous in Makura no Soshi (a collection of essays written by Sei Shonagon).==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐26‐0]

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Japan envoy to China presents certificate to essay contest winner

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Masato Kitera (R) presents a certificate to a Chinese university student, winner of a contest for essays written in Japanese by Chinese people studying Japanese, at the Embassy of Japan in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in 1985. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84. (Kyodo)

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 1968. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84. (Kyodo)

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Writer Kita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows novelist Morio Kita speaking during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2010. The writer known for his literary works, such as ''The House of Nire'' and a series of humorous essays ''Dr. Mambo,'' died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011. He was 84. (Kyodo)

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Award-winning writer Ikezawa receives French honor

Japanese novelist Natsuki Ikezawa delivers a speech after being honored as an Officier of the French Order of Arts and Letters at the official residence of the French ambassador in Tokyo on May 27, 2021. A winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, the 75-year old was commended for his contributions to introducing French culture in Japan, including writing essays about his five years living in the suburbs of Paris in the 2000s and a translation of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery into Japanese.

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Award-winning writer Ikezawa receives French honor

Japanese novelist Natsuki Ikezawa smiles after being honored as an Officier of the French Order of Arts and Letters at the official residence of the French ambassador in Tokyo on May 27, 2021. A winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, the 75-year old was commended for his contributions to introducing French culture in Japan, including writing essays about his five years living in the suburbs of Paris in the 2000s and a translation of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery into Japanese.

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Jiri Stransky

***JANUARY 15, 2019 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jiri Stransky

***DECEMBER 2ND, 2017 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jiri Stransky

***DECEMBER 2ND, 2017 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jiri Stransky

***DECEMBER 2ND, 2017 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jiri Stransky

***DECEMBER 2ND, 2017 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jiri Stransky

***JANUARY 15, 2019 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jiri Stransky

***JANUARY 15, 2019 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jiri Stransky

***FEBRUARY 27, 2015 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***AUGUST 8, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Jiri Stransky

***JULY 19, 2011 FILE PHOTO*** Czech dissident writer, script writer, translator and a political prisoner under the Communist regime, Jiri Stransky, died at the age of 87 today, on May 29, 2019, the server server Denik N has said. Jiri Dedecek, the chairman of the Czech PEN club, has confirmed the information. Stransky has written the book Country Running Wild, after which an eponymous television series was shot.His work drew from the experience of the man who was imprisoned twice under the Communist regime. Stransky also wrote a number of other novels and scripts for television series and films. He is the co-author of the documentary Loss of Memory and he wrote a number of dramas for the radio, short essays and translations from English. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)