Born 1943 in Prestbury, UK. He graduated in Russian and French from the University of Birmingham (1965) and went on to study at the Arts Faculty of Charles University Prague (1966-69) and at the School of Oriental and African Studies London (1976). At London University’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies (later merged with University College London), he taught Czech and Slovak languages for almost four decades, retiring in 2011. He has worked as a translator, interpreter and editor, published a number of books, including one of the standard textbooks of Czech, and co-authored a number of publications in the fields of lexicography and linguistics. In the past he also cooperated with Czech Centre London, and with London’s Royal Court Theatre at its international workshops.
David Short
Title | Author | Year | Publisher | Awards |
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Why I Write | Bohumil Hrabal | 2019 | Karolinum Press | |
Dodgeball | Michal Viewegh | 2018 | Pálava Publishing | |
Burying the Season | Antonín Bajaja | 2016 | Jantar Publishing | |
God’s Rainbow | Jaroslav Durych | 2016 | Karolinum Press | |
Bliss was it in Bohemia | Michal Viewegh | 2015 | Jantar Publishing | |
Prague. I see a city… | Daniela Hodrová | 2015 | Jantar Publishing | |
The Sound of the Sundial | Hana Andronikova | 2015 | Plamen Press | |
Rambling On: An Apprentice’s Guide to the Gift of the Gab | Bohumil Hrabal | 2014 | Karolinum Press | |
The Angel-maker | Michal Mareš | 2011 | Jantar Publishing | |
Gargling with Tar | Jáchym Topol | 2010 | Portobello Books | |
Everyday Spooks | Karel Michal | 2009 | Karolinum Press | |
Pirouettes on a Postage Stamp | Bohumil Hrabal | 2008 | Karolinum Press | |
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders | Vítězslav Nezval | 2005 | Twisted Spoon Press |