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Josef Škvorecký

Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).

Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]

Occupations
contributing editor, linguist, literary critic, poet, prosaist, publisher, translator, writer

By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene