Petr Placák

Petr Placák
Born	8 January 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Other names	Petr Zmrzlík
Occupation	Writer

Petr Placák (born 8 January 1964 in Prague^[1]), also known under pseudonym Petr Zmrzlík, is a Czech writer. During the communist regime in Czechoslovakia he published his works in samizdat.^[2] He was clarinettist in the Plastic People of the Universe since 1983 and recorded two albums with this band: Hovězí porážka (1982) and Půlnoční myš (1986). Later he worked as a journalist for many newspapers, such as Respekt and Lidové noviny. In 1989, he was attacked by members of StB. They were punished in 2014.^[3]

References

1. "Petr Placák". Czechlit.cz (in Czech). 1 April 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
2. "Petr Placák". Revolver Revue (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
3. Valášková, Barbora (24 February 2014). "Soud potvrdil tresty bývalým příslušníkům StB, kteří zbili Petra Placáka". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2014.