About: Jaroslav Kořán

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Jaroslav Kořán (17 January 1940 – 2 June 2017) was a Czech translator, 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.

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  • Jaroslav Kořán (17. ledna 1940 Praha – 2. června 2017) byl český překladatel z angličtiny, scenárista, podnikatel a politik. V letech 1990–91 byl pražským primátorem. (cs)
  • Jaroslav Kořán (17 January 1940 – 2 June 2017) was a Czech translator, 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. (en)
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  • Kořán in December 2012 (en)
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  • Jaroslav Kořán (en)
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  • Jaroslav Kořán (17. ledna 1940 Praha – 2. června 2017) byl český překladatel z angličtiny, scenárista, podnikatel a politik. V letech 1990–91 byl pražským primátorem. (cs)
  • Jaroslav Kořán (17 January 1940 – 2 June 2017) was a Czech translator, 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. (en)
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