Petr Král, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Petr Král

Czech poet, essayist and writer

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1941

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Petr Král (September 4, 1941, Prague) is a Czech writer.
Having graduated from FAMU, he worked as an editor in the Orbis publishing house, where he focused on a line of books about film and filmmakers.
In 1968, he emigrated to France where he worked in a gallery, a photo shop, as a teacher, interpreter, translator, screenplay author, reviewer and so on.
In 1984 he lived in Québec.
From 1990 to 1991 he was a cultural counsellor at the Czech embassy in Paris.
He translates from and into French (mainly modern poetry).
He edited several anthologies.
Since April 2006, he resides in Prague.