Peter Jaroš: key obituary facts
Is Peter Jaroš dead? Yes. Peter Jaroš died on November 8, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Peter Jaroš's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Peter Jaroš known for?
He was a Slovak writer.
More about Peter Jaroš
Born: 22 January 1940.
Place of birth: Hybe.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer, playwright, politician, prose writer, dramaturge, screenwriter.
Nationality: Slovakia.
Awards: Ľudovít Štúr Order 2nd class.
Also known as: Peter Jaros.
Occupations: Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, dramaturg, politician.
Peter Jaroš, a Slovak writer and politician, died November 8, 2026, aged 86.
Born in Hybe, he began writing while at secondary school and attended the gymnasium in Liptovský Hrádok before studying Slovak and Russian at Comenius University in Bratislava, graduating in 1962. The history of Hybe and its people became a central subject of his fiction.
His best-known work, the multigenerational novel Tisícročná včela (The Millennial Bee), appeared in 1979 and is regarded as one of the most important Slovak novels of the second half of the 20th century. Jaroš also wrote the screenplays for Pacho, hybský zbojník (1975) and the 1983 film adaptation of The Millennial Bee, two of the most popular Slovak films of the communist era. His output included about three dozen books, six radio plays and eight film scripts. From 1992 to 1994, he served in the Slovak parliament for the Party of the Democratic Left and co-wrote the preamble to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. His work ranged across novels, short stories, screenwriting and film dramaturgy, bringing together a sustained engagement with Slovak history and cultural life.