Mato Lovrak

Mato Lovrak (8 March 1899 - 14 March

1974) was a Croatian children's
literature writer.[1]
 Mato Lovrak

Born 8 March 1899

Veliki Grđevac,
Austria-Hungary
Died 14 March 1974
(aged 75)
Zagreb, SFR
Yugoslavia
Occupation Novelist, short story
writer
Language Croatian
Education Teacher training
college
Genre Novels, short stories
Notable works "Vlak u snijegu"
"Družba Pere
Kvržice"

Children's
literature
portal

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 Pere Kvržice"
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. "Četiri članka Mate Lovraka" (https://hrc
ak.srce.hr/86698) [Four Articles by
Mato Lovrak] (PDF). Libri et Liberi (in
Croatian). 1 (1). June 2012. Retrieved
27 February 2018.

Further reading
Brala Mudrovčić, Jasminka; Pavličić,
Nikolina (30 March 2015). "Romani
Mate Lovraka u lektiri za razrednu
nastavu" (https://hrcak.srce.hr/13725
1) [Mato Lovrak's novels as required
reading in schools]. Magistra
 Iadertina (in Croatian). University of
Zadar. 9 (1): 163–178. ISSN 1846-
3606 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/
1846-3606) . Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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