Dobroslav Chrobák
Encyclopedia
Dobroslav Chrobák was a Slovak writer.
He was born in Hybe
as the second from four kids in a family of dressmakers. He studied at school in Rožňava
and Liptovský Mikuláš
, and later at a technical high school in Bratislava
. He completed his studies in 1934 at Czech Technical University in Prague. After that, he returned to Bratislava to work as a lecturer. Later, he worked as an editor of radio journalism at Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava, and the last five years as the regional managing director for Slovakia
. He died of a cancerous tumour in Bratislava and is buried in Hybe.
He was born in Hybe
Hybe
Hybe is a village and municipality in the Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.-History:The village of Hybe was first mentioned in historical records in 1239....
as the second from four kids in a family of dressmakers. He studied at school in Rožňava
Rožnava
Rožňava is a town in Slovakia, approximately 71 km by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,120.The town is an economic and tourist center of the Gemer. Rožňava is now a popular tourist attraction with a beautiful historic town centre. The town is an episcopal seat...
and Liptovský Mikuláš
Liptovský Mikuláš
Liptovský Mikuláš is a town in northern Slovakia, on the Váh River. It lies in the Liptov region, in Liptov Basin near the Low Tatra and Tatra mountains...
, and later at a technical high school in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. He completed his studies in 1934 at Czech Technical University in Prague. After that, he returned to Bratislava to work as a lecturer. Later, he worked as an editor of radio journalism at Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava, and the last five years as the regional managing director for Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. He died of a cancerous tumour in Bratislava and is buried in Hybe.
Selected works
- 1924 – "Forest", story
- 1925 – "Centric crash", story
- 1931 – Two Stone Days, novel
- 1937 – Friend Jašek, collection of novels and stories
- 1943 – Dragon is returned, fiction