He was a novelist, a translator, literary editor, and a playwright; wrote a number of reviews on modern literature and art. Was also known as a dandy and aesthetician, and a master of mystification both in his literary works and in real life.
Died as a lift boy, probably committed an error.
Born in Roudnice, Arthur started his education in Prague but moved with the family to Louny in 1899. Nowadays, there is a street in Louny named after Arthur Breisky.
Outline of worksedit
Best known books:
Triumf zla (The Triumph of Evil) (1910)
Dvě novely (Two stories) (1927)
Essays and critical reviews:
Střepy zrcadel (Shattered Mirrors) (1928)
His correspondence and unpublished papers from 1902–1910 have been gathered and later published as a book V království chimér (In the Kingdom of Chimeras).
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