Ewald Murrer was born in 1964, in Prague. After finishing his studies in 1985, he worked as a gardener at the Office of the President at Prague Castle until 1990. In 1991, he received a stipendium from the Czech Literary Fund and in 1992, he initiated the journal for young poets Inicialy, of which he was editor in chief until 1994.
He later served as editor of the publishing house Mlada Fronta and Radio Echo. His first "officially" published volume of poetry appeared in 1992. Since then he has published five further volumes of poetry and prose. In addition, his work has appeared in anthologies and journals internationally: Child of Europe (Penguin); Daylight in Nightclub Inferno (Catbird); and This Side of Reality (Serpent's Tail). The Diary of Mr. Pinke (Twisted Spoon Press, 1995) was Murrer's first volume to appear in English translation.
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