Andrej Brázda-Jankovský

Andrej Brázda-Jankovský (or Andrej Brázda) (26 July 1915 – 2008) was a Canadian-based writer who wrote in the Slovak language.

Biography

Andrej Brázda-Jankovský was born in 1915 in what is present-day Slovakia.[1] He emigrated to Canada in 1968, where he lived and worked as a novelist and journalist. He died in 2008 at the age of 93.[2] He was the father of Canadian folk musicians Bystrik and Andrew Brazda. He was the grandfather of artist Bozidar Brazda.

Work

All of Brázda's works were written in the Slovak language.[3] These included Vzbúrenec (The Rebel), Svedok Antónia (The Witness Antonia) and Kanadský Slovák (The Canadian Slovak).[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.infovek.sk/predmety/slovencina/index.php?k=63 Slovak Authors
  2. ↑ The Globe and Mail
  3. ↑ bibliouottawa.ca
  4. ↑ The Canadian Slovak

External links

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