Karel Píč Explained

Karel Píč
Pseudonym:	Karolo Piĉ
Birth Date:	6 December 1920
Birth Place:	Litomyšl
Death Place:	Litomyšl
Resting Place:	The Litomyšl Cemetery
Genre:	Esperanto novels
Notableworks:	La Litomiŝla tombejo
Occupation:	writer
Language:	Czech, Esperanto
Nationality:	Czech

Karel Píč (eo|Karolo Piĉ; 6December 192015August 1995) was a leading Czech Esperantist,^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} a member of the Academy of Esperanto,^[5] a poet and writer of short stories, essays, and novels in Esperanto.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Role in Esperanto literature

Karel Píč was a famous and influential Esperanto author.^{[12] [13] [14]} He introduced and used many neologisms, which was controversial.^[15] Aside from neologisms, he was noted for his experimental usage of Esperanto; some commentators go so far as to call his usage "piĉido" and imply it is almost another language.

His best known work, epitomizing his linguistic experimentation,^[16] is the semi-autobiographical novel La Litomiŝla tombejo (The Litomyšl Cemetery) (1981) set in his hometown of Litomyšl. Upon his death, Píč was buried in that cemetery, and his tombstone bears the Czech words “Esperantský spisovatel” (“Esperanto writer”).

The "Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto" quotes several influential Esperantists about the importance of La Litomiŝla tombejo. Osmo Buller wrote "it is something truly important in Esperanto literature", and Jorge Camacho claimed it as "probably the highest achievement of [Esperanto's] original literature". Esperanto poet William Auld included the novel on his list of Esperanto classics.^[17]

Publications

• Short stories
  • Ekkrioj de Georgino (Georgia's Cries)
  • Fabeloj el transe (Fables from the Other Side)
  • La Davida harpo (David's Harp)
  • Aboco (ABC)
  • Angoro (Anguish)
• Novels
  • La Litomiŝla tombejo (The Litomyšl Cemetery)
  • Ordeno de verkistoj (The Order of Writers - published posthumously in 1997)
  • Mistero de tri unuoj (The Mystery of Three Ones)
  • La Bermuda triangulo (The Bermuda Triangle)
  • Klaĉejo (Nest of Gossip)
• Articles
  • La granda superstiĉo (The Grand Superstition)
• Essays
  • Kritiko kaj recenzistiko en Esperanto (Criticism and the Art of Reviewing in Esperanto)
  • La interna vivo de Esperanto (The Inner Life of Esperanto)
  • Esperantaj neologismoj (Esperanto Neologisms, Esperantista 1949, pp. 57, 65)

External links

• Works of Karel Píč in the Austrian National Library in Vienna
• Works of Karel Píč in the German National Library in Leipzig
• Karel Píč in a website on Esperanto writers
• Website about Karel Píč

Notes and References

1. Web site: Esperanto Wikimania in Svitavy. 7 November 2011.
2. Web site: Karolo Piĉ. literaturo.esperanto.net. 4 October 2023.
3. Web site: A look at the Czech Esperanto movement Radio Prague International. 29 March 2007.
4. Web site: page 185. 4 October 2023.
5. Web site: Karel Píč (Karolo Piĉ). bucek.name. 4 October 2023.
6. Web site: UEA.ORG: Katalogo. katalogo.uea.org. 4 October 2023.
7. "Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto" p. 617
8. [Beletra Almanako]
9. Reinhard Haupenthal: Bibliographie seiner Veröffentlichungen ... - Page 99
10. Stilfiguroj En La Poezio de Esperanto - Page 13
11. Esperanto: language, literature, and community - Page 165
12. Web site: Five Periods of Esperanto Literature. 25 February 2011.
13. Web site: Subjects.
14. Web site: Recenzo: Kvar priliteraturaj verkaj^oj (William AULD, Vilmos BENCZIK). Harlow. Donald J.. literaturo.org. 2016-09-29.
15. Web site: Review: La bona lingvo (Don HARLOW). literaturo.org. 2016-09-29.
16. Web site: The Esperanto Book: Appendix 4. literaturo.org. 2016-09-29.
17. Web site: The list of "Esperanto Classics" compiled by William Auld | Esperanto-USA . 2011-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403103023/http://esperanto-usa.org/en/node/1512 . 2016-04-03 . dead .