Jiří Walker Procházka


Jiří Walker Procházka, also known by the pseudonym George P. Walker, is a Czech sci-fi and detective fiction author. In 1989, Procházka described himself as "the permanent political prisoner" because he had lived since his birth in communist Czechoslovakia.

Career

His professional career started at the Research Institute for High Voltage Electronics in Prague in 1982. He then worked for some time in a printers, during which time he wrote his first stories. Afterwards, Procházka worked as an IT specialist, later becoming a writer and publisher. He was part of a wave of new authors that emerged from 1980 to 1990. His story Rox'n'Roll was written in 1988. described Procházka as "a striking element in the Czech sci-fi waters" whose "highly imaginative stories became examples for a good many followers." According to Boris Hokr, Procházka was an author that opened the door to Czech sci-fi, alongside Ondřej Neff.

Books