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| − | '''Ladislav Mňačko''' (1919-1994) | + | '''Ladislav Mňačko''' (1919-1994) was a [[Slovak]] journalist and writer who was initially an ardent supporter of [[communism]] but from 1950s became increasingly critical of communist reality. After the invasion of the [[Czechoslovakia|Czecho-Slovakia]] by armies of [[Warsaw pact]] in 1968, he went into exile and settled in [[Austria]] and [[West Germany]] until the [[Czechoslovakia#Velvet Revolution overthrows Communism in 1989|Velvet revolution]] of 1989.<ref>{{cite book |title=Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century |author=Wojciech Roszkowski, Jan Kofman |publisher=Routledge |year=2016 |pages=2063 |isbn= 9781317475934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnKlDAAAQBAJ }}</ref> |
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
===Political Essays=== | ===Political Essays=== | ||
| − | *''Agresori'' ( | + | *''Agresori'' (Aggressors), 1968 |
*''Siedma noc'' (The Seventh Night), 1969 | *''Siedma noc'' (The Seventh Night), 1969 | ||
===Reportages=== | ===Reportages=== | ||
| − | *''Kde sa končia prašné cesty'' (Where dusty roads | + | *''Kde sa končia prašné cesty'' (Where dusty roads end), 1962 |
| − | *''Oneskorené reportáže'' (Overdue reports), 1963, serialized reports on the lawlessness of [[Stalinist]] period | + | *''Oneskorené reportáže'' (Overdue reports), 1963, serialized reports on the lawlessness of [[Stalinist]] period |
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===Novels=== | ===Novels=== | ||
*''Smrť sa volá Engelchen'' (Death is called Engelchen), 1959, autobiographical book on Slovak 1944 uprising, the partisan struggle at the end of [[WW II]], also made into movie | *''Smrť sa volá Engelchen'' (Death is called Engelchen), 1959, autobiographical book on Slovak 1944 uprising, the partisan struggle at the end of [[WW II]], also made into movie | ||
*''Ako chutí moc'' (The taste of power), 1967, exposition of regime's mechanisms | *''Ako chutí moc'' (The taste of power), 1967, exposition of regime's mechanisms | ||
*''Súdruh Münchhausen'' (Comrade Münchhausen), 1972, written in exile, critical of [[Communist]] regime | *''Súdruh Münchhausen'' (Comrade Münchhausen), 1972, written in exile, critical of [[Communist]] regime | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Dialectical unity of self-contradictions]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Mňačko, Ladislav }} | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Mňačko, Ladislav}} |
| − | [[Category:Authors]] | + | [[Category:Slavic Authors]] |
Latest revision as of 18:02, September 26, 2018
Ladislav Mňačko (1919-1994) was a Slovak journalist and writer who was initially an ardent supporter of communism but from 1950s became increasingly critical of communist reality. After the invasion of the Czecho-Slovakia by armies of Warsaw pact in 1968, he went into exile and settled in Austria and West Germany until the Velvet revolution of 1989.[1]
Publications
Political Essays
- Agresori (Aggressors), 1968
- Siedma noc (The Seventh Night), 1969
Reportages
- Kde sa končia prašné cesty (Where dusty roads end), 1962
- Oneskorené reportáže (Overdue reports), 1963, serialized reports on the lawlessness of Stalinist period
Novels
- Smrť sa volá Engelchen (Death is called Engelchen), 1959, autobiographical book on Slovak 1944 uprising, the partisan struggle at the end of WW II, also made into movie
- Ako chutí moc (The taste of power), 1967, exposition of regime's mechanisms
- Súdruh Münchhausen (Comrade Münchhausen), 1972, written in exile, critical of Communist regime
See also
References
- ↑ Wojciech Roszkowski, Jan Kofman (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge, 2063. ISBN 9781317475934.
