Vjenceslav Novak grew up in
Senj, where he graduated from elementary school and first two grades of
gymnasium, from which he would graduate in
Gospić. His father was of
Czech origin. He moved to Senj before Vjenceslav was born to work as a merchant. He wanted this son to follow his footsteps, but business was of little interest to Vjenceslav. Vjenceslav moved to
Zagreb after graduating where he studied education in order to become a teacher. After finishing his studies, he moved back to Senj where he would spend the next two years working as a teacher. He later moved to
Prague to study music, graduating in 1897. He returned to Zagreb that same year, where he taught
musicology. Soon afterwards, he got a position as the main teacher at a gymnasium in Senj. Around this time, he experienced first symptoms of
tuberculosis. His literary career began in 1881. with a short story titled
Maca ("The Cat"). He wrote about many subjects, including: musical symposia,
dramas,
critiques,
poems,
short stories and
novels. In 1888, he published a Croatian musicology
textbook. Vjenceslav died on 20 September 1905 while preparing his
manuscript for printing. == Literary style ==