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Biography
Lenka Procházková (born March 24, 1951) is a Czech writer.
The daughter of writer Jan Procházka, she was born in Olomouc, grew up in Prague and studied journalism and cultural theory at Charles University in Prague. Procházková signed Charter 77 and, as a result, was forced to work as a manual labourer until 1989. She was later employed in various social and cultural agencies. She also taught at Josef Škvorecký’s Literary Academy. She had a long-time partnership with writer Ludvík Vaculík, with whom she had two sons.
In 1982, she received the Egon Hostovský Prize.
Procházková published her first novel Růžová dáma (The Pink Lady) in 1982. She has also written radio plays and scripts for television. With lawyer Ales Pejchal, she hosted a program on Radio Free Europe.
Her sister Iva is also a novelist.
Works
- Oční kapky (Eye Drops), novel (1987)
- Hlidac holubu ('Pigeon Guard), short stories (1987)
- Smolná kniha (Doomsday book), novel (1991)
- Zvrhlé dny (Perverse days), short stories (1995)
- Pan ministr (Mr. Minister), historical work (1996)
- Beránek [The Lamb], novel (2000)