Jaroslav Rudiš

Jaroslav Rudiš (born June 8, 1972) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician.

Rudiš became known after publishing his first novel "Nebe pod Berlínem" ("The Sky under Berlin") in 2002, the tale of a Czech teacher who chooses to leave his job and to start a new life in Berlin, where he plays music in the underground, which - and especially the ghosts of suicide jumpers in front of trains - gains almost mystical importance to him, and joins an indie rock group (which is a semi-autobiographical motive). It was one of the most successful Czech books of recent years.

His collaboration with draughtsman Jaromír 99 led to the publication of two closely connected graphic novels taking place among railway employees, Bílý potok ("White Brook", 2003) and Hlavní nádraží ("Central Station", 2004). The final volume of the trilogy is forthcoming.

See also

* List of Czech writers