Ľudo Ondrejov
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Ľudo Ondrejov (October 19, 1901 in Slanje, present day Croatia – March 18, 1962 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak poet and prose writer.
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[edit] Biography
Ľudo Ondrejov was born in a Slovak family in Slanje (today part of Donji Martijanec, Croatia) on March 18, 1901. He spent most of his childhood in Slovakia in a small village Kostiviarska (today part of Banská Bystrica). He moved to Bratislava in 1938 and became a professional writer. Ľudo Ondrejov was a member of a partisan group in 1944–45.
[edit] Works
[edit] Writing career
Ondrejov's first works were published in periodicals such as Slovenské pohľady (Slovak views). His first book was published in 1932. He wrote prose and poetry for adults and children. Ondrejov was a significant member of the Slovak school of naturalism. Ondrejov also wrote fictional travelogues.
[edit] List of selected works
Poetry
- 1932 - Martin Nociar Jakubovie
- 1932 - Bez návratu (No return)
- 1936 - Mámenie (Wheedling)
- 1956 - Básne (Poems)
Prose
- 1932 - Rozprávky z hôr (Fairy tales from the mountains)
- 1936 - Africký zápisník (African itinerary)
- 1936 - Horami Sumatry(Through the mountains of Sumatra)
- Slnko vychádza nad hory (The Sun is rising over the hills) trilogy
