Writing · Book · Short Story · Novel
Born Feb 22, 1907
Active 1957–1987 · Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award, Národní umělec, Order of the Republic, Order of Labour (Czechoslovakia), Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia, Klement Gottwald State Prize
Bohumil Říha was a Czechoslovak writer best known for children's books. For his lasting contribution to children's literature he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1980.