Author
Milan Kundera
April 1, 1929 – July 11, 2023 · France
Writer, Screenwriter, Translator, Novelist, University teacher, Poet, Dramaturge, Essayist, Prose writer, Short story writer
Titles on list
2
Total weeks
9
Peak rank
#9
Biography
- Born
- April 1, 1929 · Královo Pole
- Died
- July 11, 2023 · 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Czech, French
- Education
- Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Awards & Honours
- 1964Klement Gottwald State Prize
- 1973Prix Médicis étranger
- 1978Mondello Prize
- 1981Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
- 1983honorary doctor of the University of Michigan
- 1985Jerusalem Prize
- 1987Nelly Sachs Prize
- 1987Prix de la critique
- 1987Austrian State Prize for European Literature
- 1990Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1992Vilenica Prize
- 1994Jaroslav Seifert Prize
- 1995Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class
- 2000Herder Prize
- 2004City of Brno Award
- 2007Czech State Award for Literature
- 2009Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
- 2009honorary citizen of Brno
- 2012The prize of the BNF
- 2020Franz Kafka Prize
- 2021Golden Order of Merit
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