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Also known as Arnost Lustig

Czech Jewish author (1926–2011)

Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Died
2011
Works
65

Top works

  • Nikoho neponížíš
  • Rugă pentru Katerina Horovitzova
  • Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou
  • Velká trojka
  • Démanty noci

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium
ambient

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28
Total plays
314

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Key facts

Born
( 1926-12-21 ) 21 December 1926, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died
26 February 2011 (2011-02-26) (aged 84), Prague, Czech Republic
Education
Journalism
Alma mater
Charles University
Occupation
Writer
Notable work
A Prayer For Katerina Horowitzowa , Dita Saxová , Night and Hope , Lovely Green Eyes
Spouse
Věra Weislitzová
Awards
Franz Kafka Prize (2008), Karel Čapek Prize (1996), National Jewish Book Award for Dita Saxová (1980), The Unloved: From the Diary of Perla S. (1986)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Arnošt
Family name
Lustig
Gender
male
Citizenship
Czech Republic
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Occupation
historian
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
The Holocaust
Image
Arnost Lustig a Marketa Malisova -1 cropped.jpg
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place of burial
New Jewish Cemetery
Commons category
Arnošt Lustig
date of birth
1924-06-21
date of death
2011-02-26
cause of death
lung cancer
ethnic group
Jewish people
manner of death
natural causes
place of detention
Theresienstadt Ghetto
name in native language
Arnošt Lustig
subject has role
Holocaust survivor
has works in the collection
Anne Frank House
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

Arnošt Lustig ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈarnoʃt ˈlustɪk]; 21 December 1926 – 26 February 2011) was a Czech Jewish writer, playwright and screenwriter. His works have often involved the Holocaust.

Life and work

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arnošt Lustig” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.