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Vojtech Zamarovský (5 October 1919 in Zamarovce – 26 July 2006 in Prague) was a Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He also translated from English, German, French and Latin.
After studying law and economics in Bratislava and Prague, Zamarovský moved to Prague and worked in several state offices. From 1956 on he worked only as a writer. His books concentrated on the life of ancient Mediterranean nations. He wrote both in the Slovak and Czech languages. Zamarovský became immensely popular in Czechoslovakia, and his works were also translated abroad.
During his final years, he suffered from Parkinson's disease and spent the last two months of his life in a coma.
Major works
Books (with literal English translations):
- Bohovia a hrdinovia antických bájí (1969) - a dictionary of ancient Greek and Roman mythology
- Bohovia a králi starého Egypta (1986) - history of ancient Egypt
- Dejiny písané Rímom (1971) - history of the Roman Empire
- Grécky zázrak (1974) - history of ancient Greece
- Ich veličenstvá pyramídy (1977) - on Egyptian pyramids
- Na počiatku bol Sumer (1966) - history of the Sumerians
- Objavenie Tróje (1962) - history of archaeological excavations in Troy and an explanation of old Greek epics and mythology
- Vzkriesenie Olympie (1978) - history of the Olympic Games
- Za siedmimi divmi sveta (1960) - description of ancient monuments and of the corresponding cultures
- Za tajemstvím říše Chetitů (1961) - a homage to Bedřich Hrozný, who was the first to decipher Hittite language (therefore the book was written in Czech first)
TV series (13 episodes):
- Veľké civilizácie staroveku
References
External links
- Short biography (in Slovak)
- More detailed biography (in Czech)
- Interview from 2001, self-biography (in Czech)