Zelinová, Hana (b. 1914)
Zelinová, Hana (b. 1914)
Slovak prose writer and dramatist. Name variations: Hana Zelinova. Born July 20, 1914.
Influenced by the Scandinavian saga and the Slovak social novel, writings deal with tragic love and self-sacrifice; published 1st collection of short stories, Zrkadlový most (The Bridge of Mirrors, 1941); wrote and staged 3 Ibsenesque plays dealing with the position of women in an urban society (1940s); wrote a brief novel, Diablo čardáš (The Devil's Csardas, 1958), and a trilogy: Alžbetin dvor (Elizabeth's Court, 1971), Volanie vetra (The Call of the Wind, 1974), and Kvet hrôzy (The Flower of Fright, 1977).
See also Women in World History.
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