Josef Kopta

Josef Kopta (16 June 1894 in Libochovice, Bohemia – 3 April 1962 in Prague) was a Czech writer and journalist.

After the war he worked as a journalist in newspapers Národní osvobození and Lidové noviny.

During the 1920s and 1930s he, together with František Langer and Rudolf Medek represented literary form concentrated on the Legions (legionářská literatura).

Kopta concentrates on common people dragged into the war and on psychology of characters during the warfare and post-war life.

Before and after World War II, Kopta published several books for the youth.

Josef Kopta, before 1923
Josef Kopta in 1928