Nationality Czech Name Marie Majerova Movies Virginity, A Warning | Genre short story, novel Role Writer | |
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Born Marie Bartosova
February 1, 1882
Uvaly, Czechoslovakia ( 1882-02-01 ) Died January 16, 1967, Prague, Czech Republic Spouse Slavoboj Tusar (m. 1922–1931), Josef Stivin (m. 1904–1920) People also search for Slavoboj Tusar, Josef Stivin, Otakar Vavra, Miroslav Cikan, Franz Cap, A.J. Urban | ||
Marie Majerova (February 1, 1882 – January 16, 1967) was a Czech writer.
The daughter of working class parents, she was born in Uvaly and grew up in Kladno. When she was sixteen, she began working as a servant in Budapest. She went on to complete her education in Prague, Paris and Vienna. She was a member of the Czechoslovak Communist Party from its inception and was also involved in the feminist movement.
In 1907, she published a collection of stories Povidky z pekla a jine (Stories from Hell and other stories) and a novel Panenstvi (Maidenhood). Her writing concerns itself with the oppression of the working class and of women. She also wrote literature for children.
Majerova was married twice: first to the journalist Josef Stivin and then to the graphic artist Slavoboj Tusar.
She died in Prague at the age of 84.
The 1937 film Virginity, directed by Otakar Vavra, was based on her novel Panenstvi. Her novel Sirena was the basis for the screenplay for the 1947 film of the same name with English title The Strike, directed by Karel Stekly. The 1947 film received a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Czech-Canadian author Josef Skvorecky has said that his character Marie Burdychova in The MIracle Game was physically based on Marie Majerova.
