Vojtech Zamarovský

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Vojtech Zamarovský (October 5, 1919, Trenčín - July 26, 2006, Prague) was a popular Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He was also translator from English, German, French and Latin.

After studies of law and economics in Bratislava and Prague Zamarovský moved to Prague and worked in several state offices. Since 1976 he has worked only as a writer. His books concentrated on the life of ancient Mediterranean nations. He wrote both in Slovak and in Czech languages. Zamarovský became immensely popular in Czechoslovakia, and his works were also translated abroad.

Last years he suffered from Parkinson disease, last two months being in coma.

[edit] Major works

Books (with literal English translations):

Bohovia a hrdinovia antických bájí (1969) [Gods and heroes of ancient myths] - a dictionary of ancient mythology
Bohovia a králi starého Egypta (1986) [Gods and kings of ancient Egypt ] - history of ancient Egypt
Dejiny písané Rímom (1971) [History written by Rome ] - history of the Roman Empire
Grécky zázrak (1974) [The Greek wonder] - history of ancient Greece
Ich veličenstvá' (1' (1' (1' (1' (1' (1ir Majesties, the pyramids ] - on Egyptian pyramids
Na počiatku bol Sumer (1966) [At the beginning, there was Sumer ] - history of the Sumerians
Objavenie Tróje (1962) [The discovery of Troia ] - history of archaeological excavations in Troia and an explanation of old Greek epics and mythology
Vzkriesenie Olympie (1978) [Resurrection of Olympia ]- history of the Olympic Games
Za siedmimi divmi sveta (1960) [Quest of the Seven Wonders of the World]- description of ancient monuments and of the corresponding cultures
Za tajemstvím říše Chetitů (1961) [Quest of the Mystery of the Empire of the Hittites ] - a homage to Bedřich Hrozný (therefore the book was written in Czech first)