Ludvík Kuba
1863–1956 (age 93)
Biography
Ludvík Kuba's pen traced the contours of Czech life from the countryside to the capital, weaving folk legends, music, and the rhythms of ordinary villagers into literature that bore witness to a generation of change.
He took his final rest at the cemetery in Poděbrady, where readers and admirers still recall the quiet authority with which he recorded and shared the traditions of his homeland.