Gustav Krklec

Who was Gustav Krklec?

Gustav Krklec was a Croatian writer.

Krklec was born in Udbinja near Karlovac. He studied in Vienna and Zagreb. Since 1922 he lived in Belgrade, working as a secretary at the stock exchange, and as an editor of Nolit. In 1945 he returned to Zagreb, where he worked as an editor in several publishing houses and magazines.

He is one of the most significant Croatian Poets of the first half of 20th century. His verses are marked by simplicity and the suggestibility of expression, by formal and metric artistry, and are characterised by the motifs of life's joy, anxiety and solitude.

His published poetical collections include:

Lirika

Srebrna cesta

Nove pjesme

Ljubav ptica

Izlet u nebo

San pod brezom

Darovi za bezimenu

Tamnica vremena

He also wrote literary critics, essays and feuilletons:

Lica i krajolici

Pisma Martina Lipnjaka iz provincije

Noćno iverje

He also wrote a novel Beskućnici. He translated works from German, Russian, Czech and Slovene. He died in Zagreb.