Bedřich Golombek

Czech journalist and writer (1901–1961)

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 the family of a coal miner. He studied at a secondary school in Ostrava, and 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 of 1948 (communist coup d'état) he was forced to leave. Later, he worked as a clerk in a factory in Brno.

## Selected works[edit]

* 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.

## References[edit]

* Short biography (in Czech)

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