Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Arthur Breisky

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Arthur Breisky


Role
  
Writer

Arthur Breisky httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons99

Died
  
1910, New York, United States

Arthur Breisky (May 14, 1885, Roudnice nad Labem near Prague – 1910, New York City, United States) was a Czech writer of Decadence.

Arthur Breisky Ped 125 lety se narodil nejvt esk dandy Arthur Breisky Blog

He was a novelist, a translator, literary editor, and a playwright; wrote a number of reviews on modern literature and art. Was also known as a dandy and aesthetician, and a master of mystification both in his literary works and in real life.

Arthur Breisky Arthur Breisky Czech decadent writer and erstwhile super dandy

Born in Roudnice, Arthur started his education in Prague but moved with the family to Louny in 1899. Nowadays, there is a street in Louny named after Arthur Breisky.

Outline of works

Best known books:

  • Triumf zla (The Triumph of Evil) (1910)
  • Dvě novely (Two stories) (1927)
  • Essays and critical reviews:

  • Střepy zrcadel (Shattered Mirrors) (1928)
  • His correspondence and unpublished papers from 1902–1910 have been gathered and later published as a book V království chimér (In the Kingdom of Chimeras).

    References

    Arthur Breisky Wikipedia