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Anton Ingolič

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Anton Ingolič

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1907-01-05 (Spodnja Polskava)
Died
1992-03-11 (Ljubljana) age 85
Nationality
Slovene
Languages
Slovene, French
Residence History
Spodnja Polskava → Maribor → Ljubljana → Paris → Ptuj

Career

Occupations
writer, playwright, editor, teacher
Active Years
1935-1993
Affiliations
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Memberships
Slovene Writers' Association

Education

University of Ljubljana
Literature
Country: Slovenia
Studied in Ljubljana

Awards

Prešeren Award
1949
Work: Pot po nasipu
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Slovenia
Result: 受賞
Prešeren Award
1978
Work: youth and adult literature
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Slovenia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tajno društvo PGC

1958 Young adult literature

The Secret Society PGC

friendshipadventure

Gimnazijka

1967 Young adult literature

The female gymnasium pupil

youthlove

Tako je bilo

1992 Prose for adults

That is How it Was

lifehistory

Bibliography

  • Udarna brigada (1946)
  • Deček z dvema imenoma (1955)
  • Tajno društvo PGC (1958)
  • Gimnazijka (1967)
  • Pot po nasipu (1948)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismeveryday life depiction
Recurring Motifs
hometownyouthfamily

Legacy

Prominent Slovene writer known for youth and adult literature, twice recipient of Prešeren Award. Local primary school named after him.

Academic Societies

  • Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

In Popular Culture

  • Anton Ingolič Primary School in Spodnja Polskava

Trivia

  • One of the few writers to receive the Prešeren Award twice
  • Served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association