Margita Figuli


Margita Figuli was a Slovak prose writer, translator and author of literature for children and young people.

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, Elán, Slovenské pohľady 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
For children and young people