Margita Figuli

Margita Figuli (2 October 1909 – 27 March 1995; known after her marriage as Margita Šustrová and by the penname Ol'ga Morena) was a Slovak prose writer, translator and author of literature for children and young people.[1]

Margita Figuli
Photograph, 1937
Photograph, 1937
Born2 October 1909 (1909-10-02)
Vyšný Kubín, Árva County, Austria-Hungary
(in modern Slovakia)
Died27 March 1995 (1995-03-28) (aged 85)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Resting placeSlávičie údolie cemetery, Bratislava
Pen nameOl'ga Morena
Occupationnovelist
LanguageSlovak
NationalitySlovak
Alma materBusiness school in Banská Bystrica
Literary movementNaturalism
Years active1930–1980
Notable worksThree Chestnut Horses
Notable awardsZaslúžilý umelec (Artist of Merit, 1964)
Národný umelec (National Artist, 1974)
SpouseJozef Šuster (m. 1939–1980; his death)

Biography

Margita Figuli was born in a farmer's family in Vyšný Kubín. After her studies in Banská Bystrica, she moved to Bratislava to work as an English correspondent until 1941. Since then she focused on writing only. She died in Bratislava in 1995.

Works

Writing

Margita Figuli is a significant representative of the Slovak school of naturalism. Her works started to be published in 1930 in Slovenská nedeľa (Slovak Sunday), Elán (Spirit), Slovenské pohľady (Slovak views) and other periodicals. Love, compassion, and current social problems were prevalent in her writing. Her best works were translated into German, Russian, Polish, and other languages.

List of selected works

Prose

  • 1932 – List od otca (Letter from father)
  • 1938 – Čierny býk (Black bull)
  • 1940 – Olovený vták (Lead bird)
  • 1940 – Tri gaštanové kone (Three Chestnut Horses)
  • 1942 – Tri noci a tri sny (Three nights and three dreams)
  • 1946 – Babylon
  • 1973 – Rebeka (Rebecca)
  • 1974 – Vietor v nás (Wind within us)

For children and young people

  • 1963 – Môj prvý list (My first letter)
  • 1964 – Ariadnina niť (Ariadna's yarn)
  • 1980 – Balada o Jurovi Jánošíkovi (Ballad about Juro Jánošík)

References
  1. "Margita Figuli (1909-1995) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
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