Milo Urban
Milo Urban (born August 24, 1904 in Rabčice , Austria-Hungary , † March 10, 1982 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak writer , interpreter and journalist.
Life
Urban was born into the family of a forester. Because of the death of his father, he had long financial difficulties. Urban went to school in Zázrivá , Polhora , Trstená , Ružomberok and Banská Štiavnica . He worked in the magazines Slovenský národ , Vatra , Slovák and during the times of the First Slovak Republic (1939-1944) he was editor-in-chief of the magazine Gardista . After the war, Urban fled to Austria; the People's Court issued him a public reprimand in 1947.
After the war, Urban lived in Croatia before returning to Czechoslovakia in 1974. He devoted himself to literary activity and translated Czech, Polish and German books. His novel Živý bič is well known and was filmed in 1966 by Martin Ťapák .
Works
Short stories and novels
- 1920 - Ej, ten tanec
- 1922 - Jašek Kutliak spod Bučinky
- 1926 - Za vyšným mlynom
- 1928 - Výkriky bez ozveny , collection of short stories
- 1927 - Živý bič , 1st part of the trilogy
- 1930 - Hmly na úsvite , 2nd part of the trilogy
- 1940 - V osídlach , 3rd part of the trilogy
- 1957 - Zhasnuté svetlá
- 1964 - Account seje vietor
- 1996 - Železom po železe
Essays
- 1970 - Zelená krv: Spomienky hájnikovho syna
- 1992 - Kade-tade po Halinde
- 1994 - Na brehu krvavej rieky
- 1995 - Sloboda never ever špás
Translations
- 1954 - Igor Newerly : Pamiatka z celulózky , (dt-: One man's way)
- 1959 - Aleksander Fredro : Pán Geldhab , (German: Mr. Geldhab)
- 1960 - Karel Čapek and Josef Čapek : Zo života hmyzu , (German: From the life of insects)
- 1961 - Karel Čapek : Matka , (German: mother)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Čítankový autor Milo Urban veril nacistom at kultura.sme.sk, August 26, 2009 (accessed on May 7, 2012).
- ^ The Exile and Return of Writers from East-Central Europe: A Compendium . P. 32.
- ↑ Živý bič at kultura.sme.sk, November 7, 2009 (accessed May 7, 2012).
Web links
- Entry about Milo Urban on Literárne informačné centrum ( German )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urban, Milo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rabčice |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1982 |
| Place of death | Bratislava , Slovakia |