Miroslav Válek

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Miroslav Válek
Medaila Miroslav Valek.jpg
Born(1927-07-17)17 July 1927
Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Died27 January 1991(1991-01-27) (aged 63)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
OccupationWriter, politician
Nationality Slovak

Miroslav Válek (July 17, 1927 – January 27, 1991) was a Slovak poet, publicist and politician.

Contents

Biography

Miroslav Valek (in the middle) talking with functionaries of Matica Slovenska V rozhovore zlava predseda MS Vladimir Minac, minister kultury Miroslav Valek, spravca MS Dr. Stefan Krivus.jpg
Miroslav Válek (in the middle) talking with functionaries of Matica Slovenská

Miroslav Válek was born in Trnava [1] and from 1947 to 1949 he studied at Vysoká škola obchodná in Bratislava. During the years 1949–1963 he worked as an editor for magazines ( Slovenský roľník , Týždeň , Družstevný obzor ), finally becoming general editor of Mladá tvorba .

In 1962 he joined the Communist party of Czechoslovakia. [2] In the years 1966–1967 he was general editor of the magazine Romboid and also the secretary of Zväz slovenských spisovateľov, later (1967–1968) serving as its president. [3]

Válek was politically active and became high ranking party official. As a result of Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation, the Ministry of Culture of Slovakia was established in 1969, with Miroslav Válek as its minister, position he held until 1988. [4] In 1971 he became a member of party central committee, position he retained until 1986. [5] [6] [7] [8]

When in March 25,1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava had been smashed by authorities, Válek was noticed among party overseers of put-down, [9] [10] reporting on it at party meeting. [11]

He died in Bratislava. [12]

Writing career

Miroslav Válek established himself with modernist poetic expression. Through the devices of avant-garde poetics he analysed the situation of modern man and was sceptical of his activity where he intervened in the way the world went. [13]

Books of poetry

English translations

Legacy

Regarded as acclaimed Slovak language poet, Miroslav Válek remains highly controversial figure due his political activities. [17] [18] [19]

Some of Válek's poetry pieces were set on music, most notably Jesenná láska (The Autumn Love) recorded by Miroslav Žbirka [20] and Smutná ranná električka (Sad Morning Tram) recorded by Pavol Hammel and Marián Varga. [21]

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