Ludo Ondrejov
Encyclopedia
Ľudo Ondrejov was a Slovak
poet
and prose
writer
.
, 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. During the World War II he was given a bookstore as a part of the Aryanization
in Slovakia.
for adults and children. Ondrejov was a significant member of the Slovak school of naturalism. Ondrejov also wrote fictional travelogues
.
Prose
" I declare that, in its bookstore do not need these Jews: Max Steiner, Joseph Steiner, Sigismund Steiner and Steiner, Viliam. Odtransportovaním and making sure those Jews suffer trade or Slovak state under no economic loss because I have found a replacement in the person of Mr Viliam árijskej Fabry from the Turks. St. Martin's . "
These people later died in concentration camps .
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
poet
Poet
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and prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Biography
Ľudo Ondrejov was born in a Slovak family in Slanje (today part of Donji MartijanecDonji Martijanec
Martijanec is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Varaždin County. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,844 inhabitants, absolute majority which are Croats....
, Croatia) on March 18, 1901. He spent most of his childhood in Slovakia in a small village Kostiviarska (today part of Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
). He moved to 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...
in 1938 and became a professional writer. Ľudo Ondrejov was a member of a partisan group in 1944–45. During the World War II he was given a bookstore as a part of the Aryanization
Aryanization
Aryanization is a term coined during Nazism referring to the forced expulsion of so-called "non-Aryans", mainly Jews, from business life in Nazi Germany and the territories it controlled....
in Slovakia.
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 poetryPoetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
for adults and children. Ondrejov was a significant member of the Slovak school of naturalism. Ondrejov also wrote fictional travelogues
Travel literature
Travel literature is travel writing of literary value. Travel literature typically records the experiences of an author touring a place for the pleasure of travel. An individual work is sometimes called a travelogue or itinerary. Travel literature may be cross-cultural or transnational in focus, or...
.
List of selected works
Poetry- 19321932 in literatureThe year 1932 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*E. V. Knox replaces Sir Owen Seaman as editor of Punch magazine.*Samuel Beckett's first novel, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, is rejected by several publishers....
- Martin Nociar Jakubovie - 1932 - Bez návratu (No return)
- 19361936 in literatureThe year 1936 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Life magazine is first published.* The Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's literature is established in the UK.-New books:...
- Mámenie (Wheedling) - 19561956 in literatureThe year 1956 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Writing under the pseudonym of Emile Ajar, author Romain Gary becomes the only person ever to win the Prix Goncourt twice.*Iris Murdoch marries John Bayley....
- 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
- 19371937 in literatureThe year 1937 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 9 - The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States.*Thomas Quinn Curtiss meets Klaus Mann.-New books:*Eric Ambler - Uncommon Danger...
- Zbojnícka mladosť (Outlaw's youth) - 19391939 in literatureThe year 1939 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*December 25 - A Christmas Carol is read before a radio audience for the first time....
- Jerguš Lapin (also the name of the main character in the first two volumes) - 19501950 in literatureThe year 1950 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Kazuo Shimada wins the "Mystery Writer Of Japan" award for his book Shakai-bu Kisha .*Jack Kerouac has his first novel published....
- Na zemi sú tvoje hviezdy (Your stars are on the ground)
- 1937
Criticism
During the Second World War árizoval secondhand Jewish families of Steiner in Bratislava . Moreover, when it was started with the deportation of Jews, said that in his company no Jew need be reported and authorities:" I declare that, in its bookstore do not need these Jews: Max Steiner, Joseph Steiner, Sigismund Steiner and Steiner, Viliam. Odtransportovaním and making sure those Jews suffer trade or Slovak state under no economic loss because I have found a replacement in the person of Mr Viliam árijskej Fabry from the Turks. St. Martin's . "
These people later died in concentration camps .