František Hrubín

His family lived in Lešany near Prague during World War I, and Hrubín visited his home village throughout his life.

After World War II he worked briefly at the Ministry of Propaganda and became a freelance writer in 1946.

He co-founded a legendary Czech children's magazine, Mateřídouška [cs] (The Thyme).

He often stayed in Chlum u Třeboně (Jiří Trnka recommended he buy a cottage there) in South Bohemia, whose countryside was an important source of inspiration for his work.

Czechoslovak Writers' Assembly he criticised (together with Jaroslav Seifert) the combination of literature and politics which had increased after February 1948.