Olša, Jaroslav, Jr

Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author, Critic, Editor.

(1964-    ) Czech and Czechoslovak diplomat whose posts include those of Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2000-2006), South Korea (2008-2014) and the Philippines (2014-2018); Consul General in Los Angeles (2020-current); author of books on history, art and literature of Asia and Africa; also sf editor, translator and bibliographer. Olša started the major Czechoslovak fanzine Ikarie XB (1986-1989), which turned into the first Czechoslovak and Czech sf monthly magazine Ikarie (published 1990-2010, now published as XB-1) of which he was for a time assistant editor. His most important role in sf studies has been as co-editor of the Czech Encyklopedie literatury science fiction ["Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Literature"] (1995) with Ondřej Neff (1945-    ). He has edited about a dozen sf Anthologies, among them the first anthologies of Czech sf in English (published in India), Ndebele, Korean and Japanese. He has contributed to Czech, Polish, German and other sf publications, also to Locus and Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction; has compiled bibliographies of Czech and Slovak fanzines; and has written entries for this encyclopedia. [JO]

Jaroslav Olša Jr

born Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]: 4 August 1964

works

nonfiction

• Bibliografie českých a slovenských fanzinů do roku 1987 ["Bibliography of Czech and Slovak Fanzines until 1987"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: Ústřední kulturní dům železničářů – Klub vědecké fantastiky R. U. R., 1988) [bibliography: chap: published in two volumes: pb/]
• Bibliografie českých a slovenských fanzinů za rok 1988 ["Bibliography of Czech and Slovak Fanzines in 1988"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: Ústřední kulturní dům železničářů – Klub přátel vědecké fantastiky R.U.R., 1990) [bibliography: chap: pb/]
• Encyklopedie literatury science fiction ["Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Literature"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF – H+H, 1995) with Ondřej Neff [nonfiction: hb/]
• The Amazing Breuer. Early Czech-American Science Fiction Author Miloslav (Miles) J. Breuer (1889-1945) (Prague, Czech Republic: Nová vlna / Los Angeles, California: Consulate General of the Czech Republic, 2020) [nonfiction: chap: Miles J Breuer: pb/]

works as editor

• Srdce technopopu ["Heart of Technopop"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: AFSF, 1992) [anth: pb/Vojtech Volko]
• Stanley G Weinbaum. Stanley G. Weinbaum: Odyssea na Marsu ["A Martian Odyssey"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: AFSF, 1992) [coll: pb/Miloslav Havlíček]
• Přestřelka na úsvitě ["Skirmish at Dusk"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF, 1993) [anth: chap: pb/Teodor Rotrekl]
• Světy science fiction. Antologie americké, britské, čínské, egyptské, indické, italské, kanadské, kostarické, lužicko srbské, německé a polské SF ["Worlds of Science Fiction. Anthology of American, British, Chinese, Egyptian, Indian, Italian, Canadian, Costarican, Sorbic, German and Polish SF"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF, 1993) [anth: hb/Vojtech Volko]
• Hvězdy jako bozi. Antologie americké science fiction ["Stars Like Gods: Anthology of American Science Fiction"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF, 1993) [anth: hb/Petr Bauer]
• Vampire and other Science Stories from Czech Lands (New Delhi, India: Star Publication, 1994) [anth: hb/Petr Bauer]
• Frederik Pohl. Tunel pod světem. (The Best of) Frederik Pohl ["Tunnel Under the World"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF, 1996) [coll: pb/André]
• Harry Harrison. Zpátky na Zemi. (The Best of) Harry Harrison ["Back to Earth"] (Prague, Czech Republic: AFSF, 1996) [coll: pb/André]
• Experiment se sci-fi. Jaroslav Olša, jr. nabízí asijské SF mikropovídky ["Experiment with Sci-fi. Jaroslav Olša, jr. Presents Asian SF Short Short Stories"] (Šumperk, Czech Republic: SFK Makropulos, 1998) [anth: chap: pb/Nor Azam Shaffii]
• Ziyajuluka. Indatshana zabasakhulayo eziphuma kwele Tsheki (Czech) ["Stories like a Honey. Czech Science Fiction Stories"] (Harare, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Publishing House, 2001) [anth: chap: pb/Takesure Handiseni]
• Pramlok: Cena Karla Čapka za rok 1982 ["ProtoNewt: 1982 Karel Čapek Award"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Netopejr, 2011) with Přemysl Houžvička and Zdeněk Rampas [anth: pb/]
• Jaedero dueonsi chaedabgae heng donghe ["Behave Like a Decent Corpse"] (Seoul, South Korea: Happy Reading Books, 2011) with Park Sang-Joon [anth: pb/]
• Pramlok: Cena Karla Čapka za rok 1983 ["ProtoNewt: Karel Čapek Award 1983"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Netopejr, 2012) with Přemysl Houžvička and Zdeněk Rampas [anth: pb/Delarock]
• Ang Manggagaway at iba pang Kathang-Agham at Pantasya mula sa Gitnang Europa at Pilipinas ["The Witcher and other Science Fiction and Fantasy from Central Europe and the Philippines"] (Pasay City, The Philippines: Visprint, 2017) with Dean Francis Alfar and József Bencze [anth: pb/Kevin Roque]
• Malikmata. Mga Kuwentong Kababalaghan mula Czech Republic ["Phantasm: Selected Fantastic Tales from the Czech Republic"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) with Kristian Sendon Cordero [anth: pb/John Elijah Santos]
• Cheko SF tanpen shosetsu shu ["Czech SF Short Story Collection"] (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2018) with Kiyomi Hirano [anth: pb/Nobuo Nakagaki]
• Haka. European Speculative Fiction in Filipino (Mandaluyong City, The Philippines: Anvil Publishing, 2019) with Julie Nováková [anth: pb/Craig Halili]
• S P Somtow as Somtow Sucharitkul. Somtow Sucharitkul: Den v Mallworldu ["A Day in Mallworld"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Nová vlna, 2019) with Zděnek Rampas [coll: pb/]
• ROBOT100. Povídky ["ROBOT100. Stories"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Argo, 2020) with Richard Klíčník [anth: hb/Mikuláš Podprocký]

works as translator

• Janusz A Zajdel. Limes Inferior ["Limes Inferior"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: Odeon, 1989) [novel: trans from Polish: pb/Adolf Born]
  • Janusz A Zajdel. Limes Inferior ["Limes Inferior"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Triton, 2012) [pb/] [exp of the above: trans from Polish: pb/Adolf Born]

non-sf

nonfiction

• Moderní zimbabwské sochařství ["Modern Zimbabwean Sculpture"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2003) with Otakar Hulec and Celia Winter-Irving [nonfiction: pb/]
• Čtyři generace zimbabwských sochařů ["Four Generations of Zimbabwean Sculptors"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Botanická zahrada hl. m. Prahy, 2007) with Ondřej Homolka and Miroslava Sodomková [nonfiction: pb/Ondřej Homolka]
• Dějiny Zimbabwe, Zambie a Malawi ["History of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008) with Otakar Hulec [nonfiction: hb/Stephen Kappata]
• Modern Art of Zimbabwe – Jimbabue hyeonde misurjeon (Seoul, South Korea: Korea Foundation Cultural Center, 2010) [nonfiction: pb/Lovemore Kambudzi]
• 1901 photographs of Seoul by Enrique Stanko Vráz and other early Czech travellers' views of Korea – 1901nyeon chekkoin Beurajui Seoul bangmun: Chekko yeohenggadeului Seoul iyagi (Seoul, South Korea: Seoul Museum of History – Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Korea, 2011) with Kang Hong Bin [nonfiction: pb/Enrique Stanko Vráz]
• Czech-Korean Film Encounters. History of interaction between the two cinematographies from the 1930s to today – Yangkukkaneui yeonghua sanghojakyong yeoksa 1930 nyeontaebutheo hyeonjaeggaji (Seoul, South Korea: Korean Film Archive, 2013) [nonfiction: chap: pb/Jirí Mlcoch]
• The Korean Peninsula after the Armistice as Seen by Czechoslovak Delegates to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission 1953-1956 – Jeongjeon hu namgwabuk. Chekko robakkiua jongribguggamdaguiuindanui buk (Seoul, South Korea: Seoul Museum of History, 2013) with Jongmin Sa and Seongju Hong [nonfiction: hb/]
• Han Hung-su – otec československé koreanistiky. Korejský historik ve střední Evropě třicátých a čtyřicátých let 20. století ["Han Hung-su: Father of Czechoslovak Korean Studies. Korean Historian in the 1930s and 1940s Central Europe"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Nová vlna, 2013) with Miriam Löwensteinová [nonfiction: hb/]
• Story of Czech-Korean Friendship – Hanguggue chekkoui kyoryusa (Prague, Czech Republic: Nová vlna, 2020) [nonfiction: hb/]

works as editor

• Přivolávač deště. Moderní zimbabwské povídky ["Rainmaker. Modern Zimbabwean Short Stories"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Dharma Gaia – Sdružení Kontinenty, 2003) with Mbongeni Malaba [anth: pb/Danisile Ncube]
• Nevanji Bayaya nedzimwe nyaya. Ngano nyorwa kubva kuCzech ["Prince Bayaya and other stories. Czech Fairy Tales"] (Harare, Zimbabwe: ZPH Publishers, 2003) uncredited [anth: chap: pb/Takesure Handiseni]
• Chekko danbyeonsuseor gorjagseon ["Czech Classical Short Stories"] (Seoul, South Korea: Happy Reading Books, 2011) with Ivana Bozděchová [anth: pb/Alfons Mucha]
• Trojaui villa ["Villa in Trója"] (Seoul, South Korea: Happy Reading Books, 2012) [anth: pb/]
• Ang Laláking Nakalilipad at Ibá pan mga Kuwentong Czech ["The Man Who Could Fly and Other Czech Short Stories"] (Metro Manila, The Philippines: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, 2017) with Ivana Bozděchová [anth: pb/Maria Veronica S Ginez]
• Layag: European Classics in Filipino ["Sailing: European Classics in Filipino"] (Mandaluyong City, The Philippines: Anvil Publishing, 2017) [anth: pb/Craig Halili]
• Karel Čapek. Karel Čapek: Lambang Ika, Kita Gabos. Mga Piling Osipon ni Karel Čapek ["Each of Us Is We. Selected Stories of Karel Čapek"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2017) with Kristian Sendon Cordero and Paz Verdades Santos [coll: pb/Raf Banzuela III]
• Agos: Modern European Writers in Filipino ["Flow: Modern European Writers in Filipino"] (Mandaluyong City, The Philippines: Anvil Publishing, 2018) [anth: pb/Craig Halili]
• Pagkamuot: Mga Binirikol na Usipon Gikan sa Europa ["Love: European Classics in Bikolano"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) with Jusán Villaflor Misólas and Kristian Sendon Coredero [anth: pb/Ryan Cuatrona]
• Paglaum: Mga Susumaton nga Europeo ha Waray ["Hope: European Classics in Waray"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) with Jerry B. Grácio and Michel Carlo Villas [anth: pb/Ryan Cuatrona]
• Pagtuod: Mga Sigulanong Europeo sa Minasbate kag Tigaonon ["Faith: European Stories in Minasbate and Tigaonon: European Classics in Masbate and Ticaonon"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) with Cliton Abilong and Enrique S. Villasis [anth: pb/Ryan Cuatrona]
• Patid: Mga Kontemporaneong Kuwento ng mga Czech at Slovak na Manunulat ["Divided Siblings: Contemporary Czech and Slovak Short Stories"] (Naga City, The Philippines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) with Edgar de Bruin, Kristian Sendon Cordero and Julia Sherwood [anth: pb/Ryan Cuatrona]
• Kuřata v hadí kleci. Moderní filipínská povídka ["Chicks in the Snake's Cage. Modern Philippine Short Stories"] (Prague, Czech Republic: Argo, 2020) with Silvie Mitlenerová [anth: hb/Ktaiwanita]

links

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