Edgar Dutka: Waisenhausgasse 5

Translation: Julia Hansen-Löwe, Braumüller Literaturverlag 2011

Edgar Dutka (1941) entered the literary field with his late debut, a book of stories entitled ‘U útulku 5’ (2003), where he tells his personal memories from the time spent in the communistic orphanage. He received the State Price for Literature for his novel Slečno, ras přichází (2004). He has worked as a playwright, film director and screenwriter of animated movies since 1974. He has taught the screenwriting and the history of animation at FAMU (Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts, Prague). He was nominated for the British Royal Academy Price for his animated work and received the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He lives in Prague.
His book U útulku 5 was published in German (‘Waisenhausgasse 5’) by Braumüller Literaturverlag Publishers (2011, translated by Julia Hansen-Löwe).