Janko Leskovar (12 December 1861 – 4 February 1949) was a
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n novelist. His literary form was marked with the
novella
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''Misao na vječnost''.
Biography
Leskovar was born in
Valentinovo to a noble family. His grandfather was a
blacksmith
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. His father was named Ivan Leskovar, while his wife was Terezija Leskovar.
Leskovar worked as a
teacher
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. He finished the novel ''Misao na vječnost'' as a middle-aged writer. The novel was published in 1891 in the magazine ''
Vijenac
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Historical background
The ...
''.
In his decade of writing influence, Leskovar was preoccupied with various
psychological analyses of his story characters.
His birth house remains preserved in Valentinovo.
Works
* ''Endless contemplation''
* ''Fallen castles''
* ''Shadows of love''
* ''Catastrophe''
* ''After the accident''
* ''The lost son''
* ''Jesenski cvijeci''
Sources
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1861 births
1949 deaths
Croatian novelists
Croatian male writers
Male novelists