Janko Leskovar

Janko Leskovar (12 December 1861 – 4 February 1949) was a Croatian novelist. His literary form was marked with the novella Misao na vječnost.^[3]

Janko Leskovar
Born	(1861-12-12)12 December 1861 Valentinovo
Died	4 February 1949(1949-02-04) (aged 87) Valentinovo
Occupation	Teacher[1]
Years active	1891–1905[1]
Spouse	Terezija Leskovar[2]
Parent	Ivan Leskovar

Biography

Leskovar was born in Valentinovo^[4] to a noble family. His grandfather was a blacksmith.^[5] His father was named Ivan Leskovar, while his wife was Terezija Leskovar.^[6]

Leskovar worked as a teacher. He finished the novel Misao na vječnost as a middle-aged writer. The novel was published in 1891 in the magazine Vijenac.

In his decade of writing influence, Leskovar was preoccupied with various psychological analyses of his story characters.^[7]

His birth house remains preserved in Valentinovo.^[8]

Works

• Endless contemplation
• Fallen castles^[9]
• Shadows of love
• Catastrophe
• After the accident
• The lost son
• Jesenski cvijeci^[10]