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Arthur Breisky

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Template:Linkless-date Arthur Breisky (May 14 1885, Roudnice nad Labem near Prague1910, New York, USA) was a Czech writer of Decadence.

He was a novelist, a translator, literary editor, and a playwright; wrote a number of reviews on modern literature and art. Was also known as a dandy and aesthetician, and a master of mystification both in his literary works and in real life.

Outline of works

Best known books:

  • Triumf zla (The Triumph of Evil) (1910)
  • Dvě novely (Two stories) (1927)

Essays and critical reviews:

  • Střepy zrcadel (Shattered Mirrors) (1928)

His correspondence and unpublished papers from 19021910 have been gathered and later published as a book V království chimér (In the Kingdom of Chimeras).

See also

Czech literature

External links