Margita Figuli | |
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 Photograph, 1937 | |
| Born | 2 October 1909 Vyšný Kubín, Árva County, Austria-Hungary (in modern Slovakia) |
| Died | 27 March 1995 (aged 85) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Resting place | Slávičie údolie cemetery, Bratislava |
| Pen name | Ol'ga Morena |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Language | Slovak |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Alma mater | Business school in Banská Bystrica |
| Literary movement | Naturalism |
| Years active | 1930–1980 |
| Notable works | Three Chestnut Horses |
| Notable awards | Zaslúžilý umelec (Artist of Merit, 1964) Národný umelec (National Artist, 1974) |
| Spouse | Jozef Šuster (m. 1939–1980; his death) |
Margita Figuli (2 October 1909 – 27 March 1995; known after her marriage as Margita Šustrová and by the penname Ol'ga Morena) was a Slovak prose writer, translator and author of literature for children and young people.[1]
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.
Margita Figuli is a significant representative of the Slovak school of naturalism. Her works started to be published in 1930 in Slovenská nedeľa (Slovak Sunday), Elán (Spirit), Slovenské pohľady (Slovak views) 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.
Prose
For children and young people
