Ján Šándor - At Home
created: 01. 02. 2023 13:08 modified: 01. 02. 2023 13:12
Archive photo of OZ Jekhetane-Spolu, which captures the Roma writer Ján Šándor from Prievidza.
The author of the photo is Jozef Ferenc, the photos were taken in the writer's apartment, during the visit of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová in 1998. The exact date of the photo is not indicated on the film.
He was born in 1948 in Brno (former Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic). From the age of 16 he lived in Prievidza until his death. He worked as a laborer all his life.
Since 1979 he published in the magazines Železničiar, Bosorka, Smer dnes, Prieboj, Romano nevo ľil, Sam adaj, Romano džaniben. He made his book debut with a collection of fairy tales and short stories called The Roma Dream (2004). In 2008, the Jekhetane-Spolu association published a book of Romani fairy tales titled The Black Rose, in Slovak and Romani. He has published a total of 10 books.
He was a member of the Slovak Writers' Association.
In 2017, he was awarded the Roma Spirit Award for his lifelong literary work and the development of Roma culture.
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 19. 12. 2022
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ján Šándor general audience internal
