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| | Catbird/Jáchym Topol |
 | | His father, Josef Topol, is a renowned Czech playwright, poet, and Shakespeare translator, who was very active in all dissident activities, while his grandfather, Karel Schulz, was a prominent Catholic writer best known for a trilogy on the life and work of Michelangelo. |
 | | Topol's writing began with lyrics for a rock band called Psí vojáci (Dog Soldiers), led by his younger brother, Filip, in the late 70s and early 80s. |
 | | In 1995, Topol was awarded a literary residency fellowship by the Ledig House in upstate New York. |
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