Janko Leskovar (12 December 1861 – 4 February 1949) was a Croatian novelist. His literary form was marked with the novella Misao na vječnost.[3]
Janko Leskovar | |
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| Born | 12 December 1861 |
| Died | 4 February 1949 |
| Occupation | Teacher[1] |
| Years active | 1891–1905[1] |
| Spouse | Terezija Leskovar[2] |
| Parent | Ivan Leskovar |
Biography
editLeskovar was born in Valentinovo[4] to a noble family. His grandfather was a blacksmith.[5] His father was named Ivan Leskovar, while his wife was Terezija Leskovar.[6]
Leskovar worked as a teacher. He finished the novel Misao na vječnost as a middle-aged writer. The novel was published in 1891 in the magazine Vijenac.
In his decade of writing influence, Leskovar was preoccupied with various psychological analyses of his story characters.[7]
His birth house remains preserved in Valentinovo.[8]
Works
editSources
edit- ^ a b Brezinščak Bagola, Božidar (14 February 2019). "Leskovar u pismima". Vijenac (in Croatian). No. 651. Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Leskovar - MISAO NA VJEČNOST - Srednjoškolske lektire... - Blog.hr". Blog.dnevnik.hr. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-12-02.[better source needed]
- ^ History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures and dis-junctures in the 19th and 20th centuries / 1. by Marcel Cornis-Pope
- ^ Zagorski godišnjak. Kulturno-prosvjetno društvo hrvatskih Zagoraca "Matija Gubec", 1969.
- ^ Zbornik za historiju školstva i prosvjete - Google Knjige. 1977. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Osnovna škola "Matija Gubec" Magadenovac - Šljivoševci". Os-mgubec-magadenovac.skole.hr. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Janko Leskovar Misao Na Vječnost" (in Croatian). Vijesti.gorila.hr. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Pregrada.hr". Pregrada.hr. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Janko Leskovar". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Matica hrvatska - Knjige - Janko Leskovar - Izabrana djela" (in Croatian). Matica.hr. 2001-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-02.