Dobroslav Chrobák (16 February 1907,

Hybe Hybe ( Hungarian: ''Hibbe'') is a village and municipality in the Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Names and etymology The name is of Slavic ( Slovak) origin with uncertain etymology. Possibly, it derive ...

– 16 May 1951,

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

) was a Slovak writer.

Life

He was born in

as the second of four kids to a family of dressmakers. He studied at school in

Rožňava Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182. The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava ...

and

Liptovský Mikuláš Liptovský Mikuláš (; until 1952 ''Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš'', german: Liptau-Sankt-Nikolaus; hu, Liptószentmiklós) is a town in northern Slovakia, on the Váh River, about from Bratislava. It lies in the Liptov region, in Liptov Bas ...

, and later at a technical high school in

. He completed his studies in 1934 at

Czech Technical University Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. It ...

in Prague. After that, he returned to Bratislava to work as a lecturer. Later, he worked as an editor of radio journalism at Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava, and the last five years as the regional managing director for

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. He died of a cancerous tumour in Bratislava and is buried in Hybe.

Selected works

* 1924 – ''Les'', story * 1925 – ''Náraz priam centrický'', story * 1931 – ''Dva kamenné dni'', novel * 1937 – ''Kamarát Jašek'', collection of novels and stories * 1943 – '' Drak sa vracia'' (Dragon's Return), fiction

References

External links

* 1907 births 1951 deaths Czechoslovak writers Slovak writers Slovak translators Czech Technical University in Prague alumni {{slovakia-writer-stub Slovak male writers Communist Party of Czechoslovakia members