Jaroslav Kalfař

Jaroslav
Kalfař

Jaroslav Kalfař was born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, and immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. He earned an MFA at New York University, where he was a Goldwater Fellow and one of three nominees for the inaugural E. L. Doctorow Fellowship. He lives in Brooklyn.

Jaroslav Kalfař was born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, and immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. He earned an MFA at New York University, where he was a Goldwater Fellow and one of three nominees for the inaugural E. L. Doctorow Fellowship. He lives in Brooklyn.

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