Jiří Gruša is a Czech poet, writer, translator, diplomat and politician. He graduated from the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague. He worked for periodicals "Tvář", "Sešity" and "Nové knihy". In 1968, he was banned from publishing and had to work in a construction cooperative. He took part in distribution of samizdat literature. Between 1982 and 1990, he lived in the BRD. Wikipedia
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