Mato Lovrak

Mato Lovrak
Born	March 8, 1899(1899-03-08) Veliki Grđevac, Austria-Hungary
Died	March 14, 1974(1974-03-14) (aged 75) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer
Language	Croatian
Ethnicity	Croat
Education	Teacher training college
Genres	Novels, short stories
Notable work(s)	"Vlak u snijegu" "Družba Pere Kvržice"

Mato Lovrak (8 March 1899 - 14 March 1974) was Croatian writer for children.^[1]

Biography

Mato Lovrak was born on 8 March 1899 in Veliki Grđevac. Lovrak finished teacher training college in Zagreb and served as teacher in Kutina, Veliki Grđevac, Veliki Zdenci and Zagreb. Lovrak wrote realistic short stories and novels for children.
His most famous works are "Vlak u snijegu" ("A Train in the Snow"), "Družba Pere Kvržice" ("Pero Kvržica's Gang"). Those novels were the basis for two children's movies with the same names. "Vlak u snijegu" has been translated into German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech and Slovene language. "Družba of Pero Kvržica" has been translated into Esperanto.

His works emphasized love for children, the beauty of nature and the pursuit of "social justice". Lovrak made a great impact on Croatian literature for children and influenced other writers.

Mato Lovrak died in Zagreb on 14 March 1974.

References

1. ^ "The Origin Of Street Names On Srdočima" (in Croatian). rijeka.hr. http://www.rijeka.hr/PorijekloImenaUlica. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Lovrak, Mato
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian writer for children
Date of birth	8 March 1899
Place of birth	Veliki Grđevac, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	14 March 1974
Place of death	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia