Ka cika wannan magana: An haifi Filip a Slezská Ostrava, a Jamhuriyar Czech ta yanzu. An fassara litattafansa zuwa Faransanci, Italiyanci, Mutanen Espanya da Yaren mutanen Poland. A lokacin mulkin kwaminisanci na Czechoslovakia, hukumomi sun dakatar da ayyukansa ko kuma suka dakatar da su, kuma bayan da aka yi watsi da shi, ya zama sananne a cikin al'adun gargajiya.
A lokacin mamayewar Czechoslovakia ta Sojojin Warsaw Pact a 1968, an yanke masa hukunci saboda ayyukan sa na rashin jituwa, kuma an daure shi daga 1969 zuwa 1971. A shekara ta 1974, an tilasta masa ya yi hijira zuwa ƙasar da ake kira Jamus ta Yamma a lokacin.