Writer Peter Jaros Dies Aged 86
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Bratislava, 8 November (TASR) - Writer and screenwriter Peter Jaros died on Sunday at the age of 86, TASR was told by his wife Maria Zuzana Jarosova.
Jaros wrote one of the finest Slovak novels of the 20th century, the national epic 'The Thousand-Year-Old Bee', and he became equally famous for his screenplay for a classic Slovak comedy film called 'Pacho, the Hybsky Outlaw'.
After graduating from Comenius University and completing his basic military service, he worked as an editor at a weekly magazine called 'Cultural Life'. From there, he moved to the literary department of Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava. Between 1972-1990, he worked as a screenwriter at the Slovak Film Production in Bratislava.
Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he worked as a freelance writer. Between 1992-1994, he was an MP for the Party of the Democratic Left. During this period, he co-authored the preamble to the Slovak Constitution.
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