Jozef Ignác Bajza
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| Jozef Ignác Bajza | |
| Born | 5 March 1755 Predmier, Habsburg Monarchy (now Slovakia) |
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| Died | 1 December 1836 (aged 81) Bratislava, Habsburg Monarchy (now Slovakia) |
| Known for | wrote the first novel in Slovak |
| Religious beliefs | Roman Catholic |
Jozef Ignác Bajza (* 5 March 1755 in Predmier, † 1 December 1836 in Bratislava) was a Slovak writer, satirist and Catholic priest.
He is best known for his novel René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (original, modern spelling René mládenca príhody a skúsenosti), which was the first novel written in Slovak language. He is buried in the St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava.
[edit] Works
- 1782 - Rozličných veršuv knižka prvňa (unpublished)
- 1784 - René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (first part)
- 1785 - René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (second part, unpublished)
- 1789 - Anti-Fándly (work written against Juraj Fándly)
- 1789–1796 - Kresťánské katolícké náboženstvo... ďíl 1.–5. (five volumes)
- 1794 - Slovenské dvojnásobné epigrammata, jednako-konco-hlasné a zvuko-mírne
- 1794 - Slovenské dvojnásobné epigrammata. Druhá knižka obsahujícá zvuko-mírné
- 1795 - Veselé účinki, a rečeňí, které k stráveňu trúchľivích hoďín zebral a vidal… (book of anecdotes, satirical and humorous short stories)
- 1813 - Prikladi ze svatého Písma starího a novího Zákona (second volume issued in 1820)

