Klára Jarunková (née Chudíková; 28 April 1922 – 11 July 2005) was a Slovak writer predominantly of literature for children and teenagers. She is the most translated Slovak author.
Klára Jarunková | |
|---|---|
| Born | Klára Chudíková 28 April 1922 Šumiac, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 11 July 2005 (aged 83) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | Slovak |
| Education | Comenius University (did not graduate) |
| Years active | 1960–1993 |
| Notable awards | Pribina Cross (1966) Order of Ľudovít Štúr (2004) |
Biography
editKlára Jarunková was born on 28 April 1922, in the village of Šumiac. Her parents were postal clerks. After the death of her monther, when Klára was just 8 years old, she was mostly raised by her aunt Františka. Jarunková was educated at the grammar school for girls in Banská Bystrica, where she lived with her aunt.[1] After her graduation she worked as a village teacher in Korytárky.[2] In 1943 she moved to Bratislava where she studied, but never graduated, Slovak language and Philosophy at the Comenius University and worked as a clerk and editor of the Slovak broadcast of the Czechoslovak radio.[2]
From 1954 until her retirement in 1984, Jarunková worked as a part of staff of the satirical magazine Roháč. During this period she was also active as an author. In her works, she typically took the perspective of a child, often a girl in her teens, struggling with transition from infancy to adulthood.[3] Her work, full of youth slang, humor and sarcasm, was met with critical acclaim for offering a refreshing change after a decade of hegemony of "stilted socialist realism".[4]
In 1978 she published Horehronský talizman, an edited memorial of her father, Július Chudík, who became an unlikely part of the retinue of the tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, after saving the monarch's life.[5]
Following her retirement, Jarunková remained active as a writer for about ten years. She died on 11 July 2005 in Bratislava.[6]
Legacy and awards
editIn 1980, Jarunková was awarded the Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia. Jarunková also received the Pribina Cross, 1st class in 1996 as well as the highest state decoration – the Order of Ľudovít Štúr in 2004.[7] In April 2020 the Slovenská pošta issued a stamp depicting Jarunková.[8]
Works
editHer work was primarily focused on literature for children and teenagers, in particular girls.[2] She is the most translated Slovak author with her works being available in 32 languages.[9]
- 1960 – Hrdinský zápisník
- 1961 – Čierna hodinka plná divov a fantázie
- 1962 – Deti slnka
- 1963 – Jediná
- 1963 – Zlatá sieť
- 1964 – O jazýčku, ktorý nechcel hovoriť
- 1967 – Brat mlčanlivého Vlka
- 1968 – Pomstiteľ, novela
- 1972 – Pár krokov po Brazílii
- 1974 – Tulák, novela
- 1974 – O psovi, ktorý mal chlapca
- 1977 – Tiché búrky
- 1978 – O Tomášovi, ktorý sa nebál tmy
- 1978 – Horehronský talizman
- 1978 – Stretnutie s nezvestným
- 1979 – Čierny slnovrat, román z obdobia SNP
- 1979 – Obrázky z ostrova
- 1980 – Kde bolo, tam bolo
- 1983 – O vtáčikovi, ktorý vedel tajomstvo
- 1984 – O dievčatku, ktoré šlo hľadať rozprávku
- 1986 – Rozprávky
- 1989 – Dedko a vlk
- 1993 – Nízka oblačnosť
References
edit- ^ "Jana Borguľová: K storočnici narodenia jedinej a jedinečnej Kláry Jarunkovej". Bystricoviny.sk (in Slovak). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Hiemer, Elisa-Maria; Holý, Jiří; Firlej, Agata; Nichtburgerová, Hana (21 June 2021). Handbook of Polish, Czech, and Slovak Holocaust Fiction: Works and Contexts. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-066741-7.
- ^ "Takmer sa rozpadol. V rodnom dome Kláry Jarunkovej prespávali pohoniči, TAKTO dnes vyzerá". sarm.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Miller, Jane Eldridge (23 July 2019). Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-136-21430-1.
- ^ "Horehronský talizman | Starými uličkami". rtvs.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Potomkovia slávnych: Klára Jarunková písala len ceruzkou". zivot.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 14 April 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Klára Jarunková: Už sto rokov je Jediná". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Poštová známka ako pocta spisovateľke Kláre Jarunkovej" (PDF) (in Slovak). posta.sk.
- ^ "Klára Jarunková: Už sto rokov je Jediná". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.