Štefan Žáry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Štefan Žáry

Czechoslovak poet, prosaic, translator, writer and children books writer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Poniky, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 25-Aug-2007

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Štefan Žáry (December 12, 1918 in Poniky – August 25, 2007 in Bratislava) was a Slovak poet, prosaist, translator and essayist; author of erotic lyric poetry, patriotic and anti-war poems, reminiscential prose.
In his patriotic poems, he expressed his disappointment of a civilization progress.
He translated mainly French literature. His works were initially related with surrealism, later he referred to folk and classical traditions.
Notable works include collection of poems Srdcia na mozaike (1938), Mec a vavrin (1948), Smaragdové rúno (1977), Malá letná suita v štyroch vetách (1995), parodies of Slovak folk songs Satironikon (1990), novel Ktorýsi den z konca leta (1998).