Bedřich Golombek

Bedřich Golombek (February 5, 1901 in Hrušov, today part of Ostrava - March 31, 1961 in Brno) was a Czech journalist and writer.

Golombek was born into family of a miner. He studied at a secondary school in Ostrava, immediately afterwards (in 1919) began work for the newspaper Lidové noviny, in the office in Brno. Golombek started as a reporter, since 1930 he was editor-in-chief of the Sunday edition, since 1933 editor-in-chief of the afternoon edition. After World War II he became the editor-in-chief at the main office of Lidové noviny in Prague but after Victorious February (1948) was forced to leave. Later, he worked as a clerk in a factory in Brno.

elected works

* Journalistic activity is the most valued and extensive legacy of Golombek.
* Together with Edvard Valenta Golombek recorded stories of Jan Welzl, a Czech traveller and Eskimo chief. The stories were serialized in the newspaper and later, during the 1930s, published in four books.
* "Lidé na povrchu", 1941. A novel about Ostrava region.
* "Dům o dvou poschodích", 1942. A novel about Ostrava region.
* "Dnes a zítra. K padesátce Lidových novin", 1944. A recollection of the history of the newspaper.
* "Co nebude v dějepise", 1945. Description of life during occupation.
* "Rudolf Těsnohlídek", 1946. Biography of writer and journalist Rudolf Těsnohlídek.
* "Perleťová květina", 1959. Collection of short stories.
* "Čtení o veletrhu", posthumously in 1961. Depiction of the atmosphere of fair trades in Brno.

External links

* [http://www.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=2220&nav03=2447&idosobnosti=9 Short biography] (in Czech)