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'''Jožo Nižnánsky''' (30 August 1903, [[Brestovany]], [[Kingdom of Hungary]] – 7 March 1976, [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) was a [[Slovakia|Slovak]] writer, author of [[historical novel]]s.
'''Jozef Nižnánsky''', also known as '''Jožo Nižnánsky''' (30 August 1903, [[Brestovany]], [[Kingdom of Hungary]] – 7 March 1976, [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) was a [[Slovakia|Slovak]] writer and journalist,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jozef Nižnánsky |url=https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora |publisher=Slovenské literárne centrum |language=Slovak}}</ref> author of [[historical novel]]s.


==Biography==
==Bibliography==

Jožo Nižnánsky was born on August 30, 1903 into family of poor circumstances in agricultural region of western Slovakia in village Brestovany, near [[Trnava]], Slovakia, then part of [[Kingdom of Hungary]].<ref>https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora</ref><ref>https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455</ref><ref>https://www.sme.sk/c/1088144/v-brestovanoch-si-pripomenuli-100-vyrocie-od-narodenia-joza-niznanskeho.html</ref>

Completing high school courses in towns [[Svätý Jur]] <ref>https://www.svatyjur.sk/data/page/svatyjur.sk/5698/osobnosti.doc</ref> and Trnava<ref>https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/22263494/gymnazium-jana-holleho-v-trnave-oslavuje-storocnicu.html</ref>, he commenced his law studies at newly founded [[Comenius University in Bratislava]] in 1922, abandoned it however soon and in 1923 began to work as journalist in ''Slovák'' (The Slovak), newspapers closely associated to national - catholic [[Slovak People's Party]].<ref>https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora</ref><ref>https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455</ref> After one-year stint he changed to newspapers ''Slovenská politika'' (The Slovak Politics) attached to [[Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants]], having worked there until 1939 when he joined again the staff of The Slovak, at that time major political newspaper of [[Slovak State]].<ref>https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora</ref><ref>https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455</ref> From 1943 until 1945 he led his own weekly journal ''Nový svet'' (New World). Journalist's career of Jožo Nižnánsky had been not affected by political turmoil, after 1945 he became chief editor of journals ''Čas v obrazoch'' (Time in pictures) and ''Demokratický týždenník'' (Democratic weekly). Being slightly demoted after [[1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état]], he worked for Publishing house of [[Revolutionary Trade Union Movement]], journal ''Svet socializmu'' (The World of Socialism) and subsequently as editor in publishing house ''Mladé letá'' (Juvenile years) until his retirement.<ref>https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora</ref><ref>https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455</ref>

==Writing career==

Despite commencing writer's path as young poet with 1928 verses collection ''Medzi nebom a zemou'' (Between Heaven and Earth)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zlatyfond.sme.sk/dielo/1765/Hamaliar_Kriticke-torzo/31|title=Ján Igor Hamaliar: Kritické torzo (Básnik, ktorý sa odrodil otcovskej pôde) - elektronická knižnica|website=zlatyfond.sme.sk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/medzi-zemou-a-nebom-313515|title=Medzi zemou a nebom - kniha|website=www.databazeknih.cz}}</ref>, Jožo Nižnánsky had soon afterwards abandoned verses to become writer of historical fiction novels for which he would gain acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://krasy-slovenska.sk/bratislavska-bohema-3/,%20https://krasy-slovenska.sk/bratislavska-bohema-3/|title=Bratislavská bohéma (3) - Krásy Slovenska|first=Ján|last=Bábik|date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> <ref>https://zlatyfond.sme.sk/dielo/4017/Chrobak_Rukovat-dejin-slovenskej-literatury/26</ref>

In 1932 Jožo Nižnánsky brought forth his most succesful novel ''Čachtická pani'' (The Lady of [[Čachtice Castle]], published in English as ''The Báthory Legend'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20563125-the-bathory-legend|title=The Bathory Legend|website=Goodreads}}</ref><ref>https://books.google.sk/books/about/The_Bathory_Legend.html?id=S8n1rQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref>. Nižnánsky was first to recount the folk bloody legend of [[Elizabeth Báthory]] in historical fiction, his rendering becomes of popular renown.<ref>https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20038210/cachtice-castle-of-the-blood-countess.html</ref>
The Bathory legend is one of most popularly read books written in Slovak language<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postoj.sk/124143/o-spisovatelovi-ktory-napisal-prvy-slovensky-bestseller|title=O spisovateľovi, ktorý napísal prvý slovenský bestseller &#124; Konzervatívny denník|website=www.postoj.sk}}</ref>, according to 2021 ascertainment of author's heirs around 2,5 million copies has been printed.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://zurnal.pravda.sk/neznama-historia/clanok/599045-letna-skola-citania-s-krvavou-grofkou/|title=Letná škola čítania s krvavou grófkou|date=September 3, 2021|website=Pravda.sk}}</ref> Afterwards the author were coined with nickname of Slovak-language Dumas.<ref name="auto"/> <ref>https://noveslovo.eu/osobnosti/alexandre-dumas-slovenskej-literatury/</ref>

Shortly afterwards in 1933 Jožo Nižnánsky published another countrywide success<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/dobrodruzstva-morica-benovskeho-63462|title=Dobrodružstvá Mórica Beňovského - kniha|website=www.databazeknih.cz}}</ref> <ref>https://www.postoj.sk/134303/svaty-jur-si-uctil-morica-benovskeho</ref> ''Dobrodružstvá Mórica Beňovského'' (The Adventures of [[Maurice Benyovszky]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/dobrodruzstva-morica-benovskeho-roman-ve-styroch-knihach-s-ilustracemi-432070|title=Dobrodružstvá Mórica Beňovského: román ve štyroch knihách s ilustracemi - kniha|website=www.databazeknih.cz}}</ref>
Based on this book, joint Slovak-Hungarian collaboration TV series ''Vivat Beňovský'' were produced in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sarm.pluska.sk/relax/najslavnejsi-slovensky-rebel-oklamal-rusov-aj-francuzov-tu-schoval-zensku-suknu|title=Najslávnejší slovenský rebel oklamal Rusov aj Francúzov. TU sa schoval pod ženskú sukňu!|date=October 3, 2021|website=sarm.pluska.sk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172066/|title=Vivát, Benyovszky!|date=November 16, 1975|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/86038-vivat-benovsky/prehled/|title=Vivat Beňovský (1975) &#124; ČSFD.cz|via=www.csfd.cz}}</ref>

Apparently not tired with first and second novel, Jožo Nižnánsky wrote in 1934 historical detective ''Spišské tajomstvo'' (The Mystery of [[Spiš]] county), with appearance of scholar [[Matthias Bel]].<ref>https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/spisske-tajomstvo-281682</ref><ref>https://www.kniznicasl.sk/events/tulanie-po-nasom-zaujimavost-c-4/</ref>

''Studňa lásky'' (The Well of Love), Jožo Nižnánsky 1935's book, is elaboration on medieval legend connected with [[Trenčín Castle]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.muzeumtn.sk/home-page/about-the-castle/well-of-love.html?page_id=410|title=Well of Love|website=www.muzeumtn.sk}}</ref>. Touching story about power of love with Oriental flair and regional coulisse attracted again wide audience of popular readers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/studna-lasky-92915|title=Studňa lásky - kniha|website=www.databazeknih.cz}}</ref>

His last published book ''Lásky Žofie Bosniakovej'' (The Loves of Žofia Bosniaková) had been presented in 1971. Abiding constant in his style of popular storyteller of historical fiction, Jožo Nižnánsky recounted a tale of love affairs with political intrigue in which main part plays real historic, though mystical personage countess [[Zsófia Bosnyák]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teraz.sk/magazin/pred-410-rokmi-sa-narodila-slachicna/398768-clanok.html|title=Pred 410 rokmi sa narodila šľachtičná Žofia Bosniaková|date=June 2, 2019|website=TERAZ.sk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/lasky-zofie-bosniakove-2328|title=Lásky Žofie Bosniakové - kniha|website=www.databazeknih.cz}}</ref>

==Bibliography<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/diela-v-slovencine|title=Jozef Nižnánsky - Diela v slovenčine|website=Slovenské literárne centrum}}</ref>==


* [[1928]] – ''Medzi nebom a zemou'' (Between Heaven and Earth)
* [[1928]] – ''Medzi nebom a zemou'' (Between Heaven and Earth)
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* [[1971]] – ''Lásky Žofie Bosniakovej'' (Loves of Žofia Bosniaková)
* [[1971]] – ''Lásky Žofie Bosniakovej'' (Loves of Žofia Bosniaková)


==Legacy==
Village municipality Brestovany has a street named in honour of author.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jo%C5%BEa+Ni%C5%BE%C5%88ansk%C3%A9ho,+919+27+Brestovany/@48.3868471,17.683788,16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x476b5eb87f53eeaf:0xe6328166f855dfeb!8m2!3d48.387239!4d17.6877362!16s/g/1v76yfqd?entry=ttu|title=Joža Nižňanského · 919 27 Brestovany, Slovakia|website=Joža Nižňanského · 919 27 Brestovany, Slovakia}}</ref>

There are memorial plates on his birth house in Brestovany village municipality<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goslovakia.sk/sk/body-zaujmu/351451-pamatna-tabula-jozo-niznansky|title=Pamätná tabuľa, Jožo Nižnánsky|first=GoSlovakia|last=s.r.o|website=goslovakia.sk}}</ref><ref>https://www.sme.sk/c/1088144/v-brestovanoch-si-pripomenuli-100-vyrocie-od-narodenia-joza-niznanskeho.html</ref> and place of his high school learning, former piarist ''gymnasium'' in Svätý Jur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pam.epocha.sk/pamatniky-zahorie/male-karpaty/piaristicke-gymnazium-svaty-jur|title=Piaristické gymnázium, Svätý Jur|first=Stanislav|last=Chromek|date=June 4, 2023|website=pam.epocha.sk}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==External links==
* [https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455]
* [https://www.osobnosti.sk/osobnost/jozo-niznansky-1455] (in Slovak)
* [https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora Jozef Nižnánsky - Životopis autora]
* [https://www.litcentrum.sk/autor/jozef-niznansky/zivotopis-autora Jozef Nižnánsky - Životopis autora] (in Slovak)
* [https://zurnal.pravda.sk/neznama-historia/clanok/599045-letna-skola-citania-s-krvavou-grofkou/ Letná škola čítania s krvavou grófkou]
* [https://zurnal.pravda.sk/neznama-historia/clanok/599045-letna-skola-citania-s-krvavou-grofkou/ Letná škola čítania s krvavou grófkou] (in Slovak)
* [https://noveslovo.eu/osobnosti/alexandre-dumas-slovenskej-literatury/ Alexandre Dumas slovenskej literatúry]
* [https://noveslovo.eu/osobnosti/alexandre-dumas-slovenskej-literatury/ Alexandre Dumas slovenskej literatúry] (in Slovak)
* [https://www.postoj.sk/124143/o-spisovatelovi-ktory-napisal-prvy-slovensky-bestseller]
* [https://www.postoj.sk/124143/o-spisovatelovi-ktory-napisal-prvy-slovensky-bestseller] (in Slovak)

* [https://krasy-slovenska.sk/bratislavska-bohema-3/ Bratislavská bohéma (3) - Krásy Slovenska]

* [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00H7O9OR2/about]




Revision as of 09:01, 19 January 2024

  • Comment: Goodreads and IMDb are not reliable sources. Theroadislong (talk) 23:46, 13 January 2024 (UTC)


Jožo Nižnánsky
Born(1903-08-30)30 August 1903
Brestovany, Kingdom of Hungary
Died7 March 1976(1976-03-07) (aged 72)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
OccupationWriter
NationalitySlovak
GenreHistorical fiction
Notable works
  • The Bathory Legend

Jozef Nižnánsky, also known as Jožo Nižnánsky (30 August 1903, Brestovany, Kingdom of Hungary – 7 March 1976, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak writer and journalist,[1] author of historical novels.

Bibliography

  • 1928 – Medzi nebom a zemou (Between Heaven and Earth)
  • 1932 – Čachtická pani (The Lady of Čachtice Castle, published in English as The Báthory Legend)
  • 1933 – Dobrodružstvá Mórica Beňovského (The Adventures of Maurice Benyovszky)
  • 1934 – Spišské tajomstvo (The Mystery of Spiš county)
  • 1934 – Cholera (Cholera)
  • 1935 – Krásna Hedviga (Beautiful Hedwig)
  • 1935 – Studňa lásky (The Well of Love)
  • 1937 – Žena dvoch mužov (Woman of Two Men)
  • 1937 – Právo prvej noci (Ius Primae Noctis)
  • 1938 – Trnava, ruža krvavá (Trnava the Bloody Rose)
  • 1938 – Proti kaštieľu, (Against the Manor House)
  • 1960 – Bojnické kamenné dukáty (Stone ducats of Town Bojnice)
  • 1971 – Lásky Žofie Bosniakovej (Loves of Žofia Bosniaková)


References

  1. ^ "Jozef Nižnánsky" (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum.

External links




Category:1903 births Category:1976 deaths Category:People from Slovakia Category:20th-century Slovak novelists

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