Antal Stašek (born Antonín Zeman) (22 July 1843 – 9 October 1931) was a Czech writer and lawyer.

Stašek was born in the village of Stanový (now part of Zlatá Olešnice) in northern Bohemia.

His work is mainly set in the area around the Krkonoše mountains that straddle the today's border between the Czech Republic and Poland.

[1] His best known novel is Matusch the Shoemaker and his Friends, published posthumously in 1932.

[2] Stašek worked briefly in Mohelnice before moving in 1913 to Prague, where he spent the rest of his life.