Jaroslav Kořán

Kořán in December 2012 Jaroslav Kořán (17 January 1940 – 2 June 2017) was a Czech translator, actor, writer, screenwriter, and politician. A dissident and signatory of Charter 77 during Czechoslovakia's Communist era, Kořán translated over seven dozen books, mostly by American writers, from English into Czech, including major works by Kurt Vonnegut, Henry Miller, Roald Dahl, Ken Kesey, Charles Bukowski, John Kennedy Toole, and John Wyndham.

Kořán was one of the co-founders of the Civic Forum (OF) political movement in November 1989. In February 1990, Kořán was elected Mayor of Prague, becoming the city's first non-Communist since 1948. He served as mayor until September 1991. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Published 1991
Book
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by Robertson, Dougal
Published 1993
Book
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by Kesey, Ken, 1935-2001
Published 1980
Book
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by Wyndham, John, 1903-1969
Published 1990
Book
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by Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.
Published 1994
Book
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by Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.
Published 2002
Book
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by Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990
Published 1995
Book
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by Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990
Published 1990
Book
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by Vonnegut, Kurt, 1922-
Published 1981
Book
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by Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.
Published 1985
Book
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by Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990
Published 1991
Book
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by Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990
Published 1992
Book
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