Arthur Breisky

Arthur Breisky (real name Arthur Vincenc Josef Breiský: May 14, 1885, Roudnice nad Labem near Prague – 1910, New York City, United States) was a Czech writer of Decadence.

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 works

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His correspondence and unpublished papers from 1902–1910 have been gathered and later published as a book V království chimér (In the Kingdom of Chimeras).

See also

• Czech literature

External links

• Details of his work, biography (in Czech)
• Selected bibliography from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Prague (in Czech)
• Naked Masks: Arthur Breisky or How To Be a Czech Decadent_1
• Arthur Breisky and Oscar Wilde: Criticism, Mask, Mystification