František Hečko
František Hečko (born June 10, 1905 in Suchá nad Parnou near Trnava , Slovakia; † March 1, 1960 in Martin , Slovakia) was a Slovak poet, prose writer and publicist.
Hečko studied at the agricultural college from 1922 to 1926 and then worked as an auditor for the agricultural cooperative from 1928 to 1945. After the end of the Second World War he worked in the national cultural institute of Slovakia Matica slovenská until 1953 and then became chairman of the Writers' Union, which he remained until 1956.
A connection with his homeland was always important to Hečko. After the end of the Second World War he became a representative of socialist realism .
Works
- Vysťahovalci poems 1931
- Družstevné výstupy 1940 (under the pseudonym Štefan Čulek)
- Na pravé poludnie poems 1942
- Slovanské verše poems 1946
- Červené víno . Roman 1948 (German red wine , trans .: Hans Gaertner. Artia, Prague 1959)
- Drevená dedina . Roman 1951 (German: The wooden village . Ex .: Olga Dargova. Volk & Welt, Berlin 1955)
- Svätá tma novel fragment 1958
- Prechádzky po kraji essays 1961
literature
- Jaroslav Janu: František Hečko. Prispevek k tematu spisovatel a doba . Ceskoslov. Spis., Prague 1967 (in Czech)
- Kindler's Literature Lexicon
Web links
- Literature by and about František Hečko in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry about František Hečko on Literárne informačné centrum ( Slovak )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hečko, František |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak poet, prose writer and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suchá nad Parnou near Trnava , Slovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1960 |
| Place of death | Martin , Slovakia |