Jan Nepomuk Neruda (July 9, 1834 – August 22, 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer and poet, one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of "the May school". July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Jan Neruda

Neruda's grave

Jan Neruda was born in Prague, Bohemia, son of a small grocer who lived in the Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) district of Prague. After studying philosophy and philology, he worked as a teacher until 1860, when he became a freelance journalist and writer. Neruda never married but had a close relationship to the writer Karolína Světlá. Jan Neruda This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1116x1488, 177 KB) Summary Grave of Jan Neruda, VyÅ¡ehrad Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic Hrob Jana Nerudy na VyÅ¡ehradském hÅ™bitovÄ› v Praze Photo taken by Miaow Miaow in October 2005, PD-self Licensing File links The following pages... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1116x1488, 177 KB) Summary Grave of Jan Neruda, VyÅ¡ehrad Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic Hrob Jana Nerudy na VyÅ¡ehradském hÅ™bitovÄ› v Praze Photo taken by Miaow Miaow in October 2005, PD-self Licensing File links The following pages... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Bohemia. ... Malá Strana in Prague Malá Strana  listen? (in English literally Little Side, though more frequently described as Lesser Quarter or Lesser Side) is originally a popular and nowadays also official name for former Menší mÄ›sto pražské (The Lesser Town of Prague), one of Pragues historical and oldest... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... A freelancer or (freelance worker) is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. ... Karolína SvÄ›tlá (1830–1899) was arguably the greatest Czech female author of the 19th century. ...

In his work Neruda promoted the idea of rebirth of Czech patriotism. He participated in all the central cultural and political struggles of his generation, and gained a reputation as a sensitive critic. Neruda became with Vítězslav Hálek the most prominent representative of the new literary trends. VítÄ›zslav Hálek (April 5, 1835 - October 8, 1874) was a Czech poet, writer and dramatist. ...

Neruda was known for his satirical depiction of the petty bourgeois of Prague. His most popular prose work is "Povídky malostranské" (1877, Tales of the Little Quarter), a collection of short stories, which was translated into English in 1957 by the novelist and mystery writer Ellis Peters. Neruda's stories take the reader to the Lesser Quarter, to its streets and yards, shops, churches, houses, and restaurants. Edith Mary Pargeter (September 28, 1913 - October 14, 1995) was a prolific British author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honored for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. ...

He died in 1891 and was interred in the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague. After his death, one of the streets in Little Quarter (Ostruhová Street well known from his books), now Nerudova ulice (Neruda Street), was named after him. Established in 1869 on the grounds of VyÅ¡ehrad Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, the VyÅ¡ehrad cemetery (VyÅ¡ehradský hÅ™bitov in Czech) is the final resting place of many composers, artists, sculptors, writers, and those from the world of science and politics. ...

The Chilean poet Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Pablo Neruda), Nobel Prize in Literature 1971, took his pseudonym after Jan Neruda. Neruda recording poems at the U.S. Library of Congress in 1966 Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name of the Chilean writer Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. ... The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual...

Principal works

• Hřbitovní kvítí ("Cemetery Flowers"), 1857
• Knihy veršů ("Books of Verses"), 1867
• Zpěvy páteční ("Friday Songs"), 1869
• Povídky malostranské ("Tales of the Little Quarter"), 1877, ISBN 0837193443
• Písně kosmické ("Cosmic Songs"), 1878
• Balady a romance ("Ballads and Romances)", 1878–83
• Prosté motivy ("Plain Themes / Simple Motifs"), 1883