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Janko Matko

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Janko Matko


Born
in Brlenić, Croatia
May 20, 1898

Died
August 03, 1979

Genre
History, Romance, Religion


Janko Matko (20. 5. 1898 - 3. 8. 1979) pripovjedač, najznačajniji predstavnik tzv. pučke književnosti. Rođen je u Brleniću kraj Krašića. Polazio je franjevačku gimnaziju u Vukovaru. Zbog slomljene noge i neprilika I. svjetskog rata prekinuo je školovanje, izučio urarski, optičarski i draguljarski obrt u Vukovaru, potom živio u Rijeci, a od 1923. u Zagrebu. Tu počinje obnašati različite dužnosti u kulturnom društvu "Hrvatski radiša" te vodi vlastitu urarsku radionicu. Godine 1932. postao je predsjednik pjevačkog društva "Zvonimir". Prvu pripovjest Doći ću kući, majko, za Božić objavio je još 1917. u vukovarskim "Sriemskim novinama", a 1938. prvi (Žrtva) od dvadesetak romana (tri su izašla posmrtno) kojima je tematikom iz nacionalne povijesti ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 671 ratings · 28 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
Moć zemlje
4.24 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1944 — 4 editions
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Svjetlo ugaslih očiju
4.12 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions
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Tajna
4.05 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1945 — 3 editions
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Žrtva
4.43 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1934 — 5 editions
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Dragulji i strasti
4.19 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1970
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Dva života jedne žene
3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Majka
4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions
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Maćeha
4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions
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Bez krivnje krivi
4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015
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Služavka
4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions
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“Kak si pri jelu, tak si i na delu!”
― Janko Matko, Plač šume
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“Savjest teško peče, gdje god da se pojavi.”
― Janko Matko, Pokajnik
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“... majčino srce može se neizmjerno dugo radovati sreći svoje djece, ali patnje, boli i nesreće svoje djece, može majčino srce nebrojeno puta više izdržati!”
― Janko Matko, Plač šume
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