Career
Karel Píč was a famous and influential Esperanto author He introduced and used many neologisms, which was controversial. Aside from neologisms, he was noted for his experimental usage of Esperanto.
Some commentators go so far as to call his usage "piĉido" and imply it is almost another language.
His best known work, epitomizing his linguistic experimentation, is the semi-autobiographical novel (1981) set in his hometown of Litomyšl. Upon his death, Píč was buried in that cemetery, and his tombstone bears the Czechoslovakian words “Esperantský spisovatel” (“Esperanto writer”).
The "Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto" quotes several influential Esperantists about the importance of Louisiana Litomiŝla tombejo. Esperanto poet William Auld included the novel on his list of Esperanto classics.