Jana Štroblová

Jana Štroblová (1 July 1936 – 9 November 2025) was a Czech writer, poet and translator.

Life and career

Štroblová was born in Prague on 1 July 1936.

During the course of her literary career, she authored twenty collections of poetry. She was the author of several prose books and a number of children's books. She also translated the works of exiled Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva. In collaboration with the sinologist Josef Kolmaš, she rewrote poetry from ancient China and Tibet, and with the Arabist Karel Petráček, old Arabic poetry.[1]

A number of her poems have been set to music and have become part of the repertoire of well-known performers, such as Hana Hegerová.[2]

Štroblová died on 9 November 2025, at the age of 89.[3]

Awards

  • 2011 – Ján Smrek Award (for lifetime achievement)[4]
  • 2016 – František Hrubín Award[5]

References

  1. ^ "Slovník české literatury". Slovník české literatury. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Hana Hegerová - Santa Lucia / Byl Jsi Král", discogs.com, 2016, retrieved 10 November 2025
  3. ^ "Zemřela básnířka, spisovatelka a překladatelka Jana Štroblová". České Noviny (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Dve otázky laureátom Ceny Jána Smreka 2011 Jane ŠTROBLOVEJ a Jiřímu ŽÁČKOVI". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Cenu Františka Hrubína získala Jana Štroblová". iDOBNET (in Czech). 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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