Ladislav Nádaši-Jégé
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Ladislav Nádaši-Jégé (* 12 February 1866, Dolný Kubín
– † 2 July 1940, Dolný Kubín
) was a Slovak
writer, literary critic and doctor.
, Ružomberok
, Gyöngyös
and Levoča
. After leaving exams in Levoča he started to study medicine in Prague
. He planned to leave for Cleveland
in the United States
, however, family problems changed his plans. He settled as a doctor in Dolný Kubín, where, with the exception of 1924–25, when he lived in Bratislava
, lived his almost whole life. Jégé died in 1940 due to heart attack.
Dolný Kubín
Dolný Kubín is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital of the Orava region.-Geography:Dolný Kubín lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of ....
– † 2 July 1940, Dolný Kubín
Dolný Kubín
Dolný Kubín is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital of the Orava region.-Geography:Dolný Kubín lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of ....
) was a Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
writer, literary critic and doctor.
Life
He was born into a lawyer's family in Dolný Kubín, and studied in KežmarokKežmarok
Kežmarok is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia , on the Poprad River.-History:...
, Ružomberok
Ružomberok
Ružomberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000-Geography:...
, Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös is a city in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories...
and Levoča
Levoca
Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,...
. After leaving exams in Levoča he started to study medicine in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. He planned to leave for Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, however, family problems changed his plans. He settled as a doctor in Dolný Kubín, where, with the exception of 1924–25, when he lived in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, lived his almost whole life. Jégé died in 1940 due to heart attack.
Works
He started writing during his studies in Prague. At that time, he was a member of the Detvan association, which supported his literary activities. Under pseudonym Ján Grob (from initials comes his pseudonym Jégé) he wrote several sketches and one novella. Most of his works, however, come from the 1930s and particularly 1920s, when he wrote his best works.- 1897 - Pomsta ("Revenge"), tale
- 1889 - Výhody spoločenského života ("Advantages of the social life"), novella
- 1922 - Wieniawského legenda ("Wieniawski's legend"), historical novel
- 1923 - Adam Šangala, historical novel
- 1925 - Krpčeky sv. Floriána ("St. Florian's little boots"), drama
- 1925 - Mia, drama
- 1925 - Kuruci, ("KurucKurucThe kuruc was a term used to denote the armed anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711....
"), novella - 1926 - Magister rytier Donč ("Knight Donč the Magister"), novella
- 1926 - Horymír, novella
- 1928 - Svätopluk, novel
- 1930 - Cesta životom ("A way through the life"), autobiographical work
- 1931 - Itália ("Italy"), collection of novellas
- 1931 - Kozinský mlyn ("Mill of Kozin"), novella
- 1932 - Alina Orságová, novel
- 1934 - Medzi nimi ("Between them"), collection of novellas
- 1937 - S duchom času ("With the spirit of time/ZeitgeistZeitgeistZeitgeist is "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age."Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era.The...
"), novel