What is Jáchym Topol?
{{Infobox writer | name = Jáchym Topol | image = Jáchym Topol 2011.jpg | caption = Jáchym Topol (2011) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|4}} | birth_place = [[Prague]] | occupation = Writer, journalist | language = Czech | nationality = Czech | citizenship = Czech Republic | notableworks = ''City Sister Silver'' (1994) | signature = Jáchym Topol – signature.jpg }} '''Jáchym Topol''' (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech writer and journalist. He is a son of playwright [[Josef Topol]] and older brother of singer [[Filip Topol]]. In the 1980s, he was one of founders of ''[[Revolver Revue]]'' magazine which was published in [[samizdat]]. He is known for his debut novel ''City Sister Silver'' (''Sestra'' in Czech) which was published in 1994. It was adaoted into the movie of the same name in 2008. He received [[Tom Stoppard Prize]] in 1988 and [[Jaroslav Seifert Prize]] in 2010.<ref>[https://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/cenu-jaroslava-seiferta-a-ctvrt-milionu-korun-ziska-jachym-topol-pyi-/literatura.aspx?c=A100922_113047_literatura_ob Cenu Jaroslava Seiferta a čtvrt milionu korun získá Jáchym Topol]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://jachymtopol.cz/ Official website] {{in lang|cs}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Topol, Jachym}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Czech journalists]] [[Category:Writers from Prague]]