Švantner, František (1912–1950) Works   hu sk

Biography

František Švantner (1912-50) was inspired by the highland region of the upper Hron dominated by the peaks of Ďumbier and Chopok, and by tales of fantasy and demonic beings. In Malka (Malka, 1942) he produced a cycle of eight lyrical-balladic tales of passion and retribution, followed by Nevesta hôľ (Upland Bride, 1946), a novella which shares the same setting, and themes of death, sensuality, the irrational, and the participation of mythically demonic, primeval nature in human life.