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Jan 22, 1901 Prostějov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic Died on 21 Aug 1978 (aged 77)
Czech poet, publicist and writer
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About Edvard Valenta
- Edvard Valenta (January 22, 1901 in Prostejov – August 21, 1978 in Prague) was a Czech journalist and writer. Valenta was born into a family of a medical doctor.
- After secondary school (finished in 1918) he started to study at a technical university but left soon for the work of journalist.
- In 1920 Valenta joined the Brno office of the newspaper Lidové noviny and stayed here until February 1948 when he was purged away by the new communist regime.
- In December 1948 Valenta was taken into custody and in July 1949 given a short sentence.
- Although imprisoned for relatively short time his health has deteriorated.
- Valenta was allowed to publish again during period of cultural liberalisation. Among his most important works are recordings of adventures of Jan Welzl (together with colleague Bedrich Golombek), biography of African explorer Emil Holub and psychological novel Jdi za zeleným svetlem.
- The novel depicts life of an intellectual who, affected by tragic events, decides to start a new life in a small quiet village, in distance from the civilisation.
- The cruelty of World War II occupation graduates and at the end the main character of the novel is shot by retreating German soldiers.
