Margita Figuli
Margita Figuli (born October 2, 1909 in Vyšný Kubín , Austria-Hungary ; † March 27, 1995 in Bratislava , Slovakia ; pseudonyms: Morena , Oľga Morena ) was a Slovak writer, translator and children's literature author.
Life
Figuli was born in a farming family and was educated in Vyšný Kubín, then in Dolný Kubín and Banská Bystrica . However, her attempt to study painting in Prague failed. From 1928 to 1941 she worked at Tatra Banka as an English-speaking correspondent until she was dismissed for political reasons in 1941 and afterwards she only devoted herself to literature.
For her complete works she received the title zaslúžilá umelkyňa ("honored artist") in 1964 , then in 1974 the higher title národná umelkyňa ("national artist"). However, both titles were repealed by law after the Velvet Revolution in 1990.
Works
Figuli is a performer of Slovak naturalism and wrote short stories and novels. She published in the magazine Slovenská nedeľa since 1930 and later in the magazines Elán , Slovenské pohŽady , Živena and others. In the earlier works themes from the fringes of society are represented, later there are love, compassion and current social problems. In addition, she sometimes translated Czech authors ( Karel Čapek , Karel Jaromír Erben and others).
Some of her works have also been translated into German and other languages.
prose
- 1932 - List od otca (letter from the father)
- 1936 - Uzlík tepla (Bundle of Warmth), collaboration with Koloman Sokol
- 1937 - Pokušenie (Temptation), collection of 10 short stories ( composed by Ján Smrek )
- 1938 - Čierny býk (Black Bull)
- 1940 - Olovený vták (lead bird), pacifist novella as a protest against the war
- 1940 - Tri gaštanové kone (Three Chestnut Horses ), novella
- 1942 - Tri noci a tri sny (Three nights and three dreams)
- 1946 - Babylon , 4-volume novel
- 1949 - Zuzana , novel fragment
- 1969 - Životopisné legendy (Biographical Legends)
- 1973 - Rebeka
- 1974 - Vietor v nás (Wind Within Us), novel
- Vlci v dolinách (Wolves in Valleys), unfinished novel
Children's literature
- 1956 - Mladosť (youth)
- 1963 - Môj prvý list (My first letter)
- 1964 - Ariadnina niť (Ariadna's yarn)
- 1980 - Balada o Jurovi Jánošíkovi (ballad about Juraj Jánošík )
Web links
- Margita Figuli (Slovak)
- Entry about Margita Figuli on Literárne informačné centrum ( German )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Figuli, Margita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morena, Oľga Morena (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vyšný Kubín |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1995 |
| Place of death | Bratislava |