Jan Karafiát
Czech religious writer and educator (1846-1929) · Czechia · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
Jan Karafiát was a Czech clergyman of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren and author. He is best known for his classic children's book Broučci, the Czech language word for Fireflies, that was first published in the early 1870s.
Jan Karafiát is read about 3.5 times a day, in 12 languages.
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Traditional Czech figurines of fairylike insect people are based on the characters in the book. He is also known for his poetry, which often reflected his religious beliefs, additionally he was one of the reviewers of Bible of Kralice - the first Czech protestant translation of the Bible.
