Literature in Orava

Ladislav Nadasi-Jege - He was a writer and translator. He wrote his works under the name Jan Grob, J. G., from which came the pseudonym Jege. His famous historic prose includes works such as Wieniawskeho legenda, Adam Sangala, Svatopluk. The themes of life in Dolny Kubin are described in pieces: Cesta zivotom, Alina Orszaghova. He also wrote some plays and was the editor of the weekly "Orava" and "Our Orava" newspapers.

Jan Smetanay - He wrote stories, worked as a translator and published his articles in Slovenskych pohladoch. His works include for example Pani z Oravy, Nase Noclahy, Moj strazmajster, Z dob nasich otcov, Za letneho vecera, Z dob utrpenia, Matoha and others.

Aurel Styk - He translated from Russian, mainly the works of Puskin, Tolstoj prose and Turgenevove fairytales.

Karol Stiasny - He was the only person from Dolny Kubin literary active abroad, mainly in America. There he worked as an editor of various newspapers, for example "Slovensky sokol. Slovak in America", an American-slovak newspaper. Together with L.N. Jege he co-founded the Orava newspaper.

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