Paul Wilson (translator)

Paul Robert Wilson (born 3 July 1941 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian translator and writer. In 1967 he moved to Czechoslovakia where he performed as a singer with The Plastic People of the Universe. Because he was member of this group, he was banished from Czechoslovakia in 1977. This band was banned in Czechoslovakia and their recordings could not be officially released. Wilson later founded a record label Boží Mlýn and release some of their recordings in Canada. He also translated many books, such as I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal, from Czech to English. He also translate works by Czech president Václav Havel.