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Jan Neruda

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Profession
Poet
Died
Aug 22, 1891
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
Czech Republic
About
A Czech Realist poet, author, and journalist associated with the Majovci (May School) literary group, he is known for works such as Cemetery Flowers and Book of Verses. His 1877 short story collection, Povidky malostranske (Tales of the Little Quarter), is his most famous work.
Family
He had a significant romantic relationship with Karolina Svetla, a fellow writer, although the two never married.

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