Svatopluk Turek (25 October 1900 in Hodslavice – 30 December 1972 in

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) was a Czechoslovak novelist, known under pen name T. Svatopluk. After studying arts at the university he worked as graphics designer in Baťa company in

. He is most known for his book ''Botostroj'' (''The Shoe Machine'') where he depicted the company as an inhuman mechanism destroying lives of people and its boss

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as a dictator. The novel is written in very fast, expressive language. Family of Tomáš Baťa sued for defamation and tried in various ways to stop publishing the book.

Works

* ''Botostroj'', 1933 (''The Shoe Machine'') * ''Bez šéfa'', (''Without the boss'') - sequel, after the company was nationalized * ''Mrtví země'' * ''Andělé úspěchu'' * ''Gordonův trust žaluje'' (also named ''Pán a spisovatel'') * ''Hrdinové z ostrova'' * ''Švédský mramor''

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