Rudolf Křesťan

Rudolf Křesťan (14 March 1943 – 15 October 2026) was a distinguished Czech journalist, editor, and feuilletonist, born in Prague. Over a career spanning more than six decades, he became widely celebrated as the “king of the Czech feuilleton,” writing short, humorous prose that captured everyday life with charm and wit (peopleforever.com).

He spent his childhood in Stará Role near Karlovy Vary and later studied journalism at Charles University in Prague from 1960 to 1966 (en.wikipedia.org). Křesťan began his long tenure at the youth magazine Mladý svět in 1964, where he worked in various roles—including culture editor, reporter, and deputy editor-in-chief—until 1992 (peopleforever.com).

After leaving Mladý svět, he served as an editor at Týdeník Televize from 1993 to 2003, and also contributed to Czech Television programs such as Nedělní ráno and Seniorklub (peopleforever.com). From 2003 onward, Křesťan worked as a freelance writer and broadcaster, writing for Literární noviny and appearing on Czech Radio, most notably as co-presenter of the Sunday show Dobré ráno s Dvojkou (peopleforever.com).

Křesťan published around twenty books of feuilletons, with total print runs exceeding a quarter of a million copies. His bibliography includes titles such as Kos a kosínus (1969), Myš v 11. patře (1980), Pozor, hodný pes! (1997), and Tajemné kotě (2018), his twentieth collection (peopleforever.com). In 2009, he released an audiobook featuring 33 of his finest feuilletons in his own voice, and he was the recipient of the Miloslav Švandrlík Prize in 2014 for his humorous book Proč nemám pistoli (peopleforever.com).

Rudolf Křesťan passed away on the morning of 15 October 2026 in Prague after a short illness, at the age of 83. His death was announced by his son-in-law, journalist Petr Šabata, on behalf of the family (peopleforever.com). A farewell ceremony is scheduled for Friday, 23 October 2026, at the New Ceremony Hall at Olšany Cemeteries in Prague (peopleforever.com).

Throughout his life, Křesťan was remembered not only for his prodigious output—estimated at nearly 2,800 feuilletons—but also for his modest, attentive, and generous nature. He brought humor and poetic insight to the ordinary, often celebrating small moments with linguistic playfulness and warmth (peopleforever.com).

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