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Miloš Krno (25 July 1922 – 21 July 2007) was a Slovak writer.


Biography

Krno was born in
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and was raised in
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. From 1941 to 1946, he studied at
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in Bratislava. He published his first poetry collection, ''Šialené predstavenie,'' in 1944. He later began writing prose. His novels include ''Dve cesty'' (1953), ''Lavína'' (1954) and ''Míľový krok'' (1977) which form a trilogy, and another trilogy consisting of novels ''Cnostný Metod'' (1978), ''Udatný Radúz'' (1984) and ''Statočný Celo'' (1985). His 1958 novel ''Vrátim sa živý'' tells the story of
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. In 1984 he published the first part of his memoirs, ''Hory, rieky, ľudia,'' depicting his years from 1922 – 1953. He also wrote film and television screenplays and children's books, and also translated Russian, German, Georgian and Armenian poetry into Slovak. His last book, ''Ak je na zemi raj'', in which he recalls his trips to Georgia and meetings of Georgian people, was published in 2002. He was married to translator Viera Krnová (1925 – 2010). He died in
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at the age of 84.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krno, Milos 1922 births 2007 deaths Writers from Bratislava Slovak translators Slovak novelists Slovak poets Slovak journalists Slovak screenwriters Slovak male screenwriters