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Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (died 1997)

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Born
March 28, 1914
Died
February 3, 1997
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1914

About Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Hrabal's first book was withdrawn a week before publication, in 1959. Hrabal worked closely with Menzel on the script for Closely Watched Trains which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. The family moved in August 1919 to Nymburk, a town on the banks of the Elbe River, where František Hrabal became the manager of a brewery.

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Bohumil Hrabal timeline

  1. The family moved in August 1919 to Nymburk, a town on the banks of the Elbe River, where František Hrabal became the manager of a brewery.
  2. Hrabal's first book was withdrawn a week before publication, in 1959.
  3. Hrabal worked closely with Menzel on the script for Closely Watched Trains which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.

The world when Bohumil Hrabal was born

Bohumil Hrabal was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bohumil Hrabal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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