Josef Škvorecký

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-09-27

Deathday

2012-01-03 (87 years old)

Birth Place

Mesto Nachod, Czech Republic

Citizenships

Czech Republic, Canada

Also Known As

J. Mnata, Fred Errol, J. Kuráž, Josef Pepýt , Josef Vala, Vladimíra Burke, Vladislava Burke, Mary Novak, Daniel S. Miritz

Awards

honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University, honorary citizen of Prague, Order of the White Lion 3rd Class, Member of the Order of Canada, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Toronto Book Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship, Jaroslav Seifert Prize, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence