Ota Hofman Explained

Ota Hofman, alias Ota Dvorský (10 April 1928 in Prague - 17 May 1989 in Prague) was Czechoslovak writer of children's literature and young adult literature and a screenwriter.^{[1] [2]}

One of his most famous characters is Pan Tau, co-authored with film director Jindřich Polák.^[3]

Awards

• Golden Gong Award of the German Gong radio/TV listings magazine (together with Jindřich Polák) for The Visitors (Czechoslovak TV series).
• 1979: Meritorious Artist honorary title^[4]
• 1989: National Artist honorary title^[5]

External links

• • Ota Hofman in the German National Library catalog

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326042246/http://www.kostelni-lhota.cz/650let/hofman.html Ota Hofman
2. http://www.slovnikceskeliteratury.cz/showContent.jsp?docId=697 Ota Hofman
3. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/pan-tau-und-die-wende-mit-hirn-charme-und-melone-1.4200976 ""Pan Tau" und die Wende - Mit Hirn, Charme und Melone"
4. Blahynka, Milan, ed. Čeští spisovatelé 20. století: slovníková příručka. 1st edition, Praha, Československý spisovatel, 1985, Chapter "Ota Hofman", p. 178
5. http://www.ucl.cas.cz/ceny/?c=73 Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v. v. i. > Česká literární bibliografie – Literární ceny > Národní umělec > Laureáti