Ladislav klima autobiography of a face

Czech philosopher

Ladislav Klíma (22 August 1878 – 19 April 1928) was a Czech philosopher and novelist. He was influenced by George Berkeley, Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche.

His philosophy is referred to varyingly as existentialism and subjective idealism.

Life

Ladislav Klíma was born in Domažlice in western Bohemia.

Abandoned shortly before the start of World War One, the novel finds the author reflecting on European civilisation reaching back to the.

This paper reflects upon the reception of Ladislav Klíma by his contemporar- ies.

The non-conformist work of Ladislav Klíma has almost always shocked, has often incited scandal, but has hardly ever left us indifferent.

Ladislav Klíma was a Czech philosopher and novelist in the early 20th century who rejected contemporary social norms.

The turbulent life of Czech writer Ladislav Klíma is echoed in one of his works of fiction, Glorious Nemesis.

He came from a moderately wealthy family. After expulsion from the school system in 1895 for allegedly insulting the State, the Church, and — out of what he described as "historical analphabetism"^[1] — the Habsburgs, he lived alternately in Tyrol, Zürich, and Prague.

As part of his philosophy he only ever took on short term work. For a time he also lived off occasional royalties from his publications and the periodic generosity of his friends. While only part of Klíma's work was published before his death, many manuscripts were edited posthumously, among which were his stories and letters.

Many manuscripts he destroyed