Levstik Award
5 appearances
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Edition 0 (1960) Winner
Branka Jurca
ブランカ・ユルツァ
Branka Jurca
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-05-24 （Kopriva, Sežana）
- Died
- 1999-03-06 （Ljubljana） age 84
- Nationality
- Slovenian, Slovene
- Languages
- Slovene
- Residence History
- Kopriva → Maribor → Ljubljana
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher, Editor
- Active Years
- 1945-1994
- Influenced
- Ivan Potrč
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Levstik Award | Okoli in okoli (Round and Round) | — | Mladinska Knjiga | winner |
| 1966 | Levstik Award | Vohljači in prepovedane skrivnosti (The Snoopers and Forbidden Secrets) | — | Mladinska Knjiga | winner |
Levstik Award
1960
Work:
Okoli in okoli (Round and Round)
Organization:
Mladinska Knjiga
Result:
winner
Levstik Award
1966
Work:
Vohljači in prepovedane skrivnosti (The Snoopers and Forbidden Secrets)
Organization:
Mladinska Knjiga
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ko zorijo jagode
1974 Children's literatureStory set when strawberries ripen
GrowthFriendship
Okoli in okoli (Round and Round)
1960 Children's literatureA story of round and round adventures
AdventureDiscovery
Vohljači in prepovedane skrivnosti (The Snoopers and Forbidden Secrets)
1966 Children's literatureChildren as snoopers uncovering forbidden secrets
SecretsDetective
Bibliography
- Pod bičem (podobe iz taborišč) (Under the Whip (Images from Concentration Camps))
- ... potem je zmagalo življenje (... Then Life Won)
- Stekleni grad (The Glass Castle)
- V pasti
- Bratec in sestrica
- Poredni zajček
- Okoli in okoli
- Hišnikov dan
- Hišica ob morju
- Lizike za vse
- Uhač in njegova druščina
- Gregec Kobilica
- Miško Poleno in njegov ognjeni krst
- Vohljači in prepovedane skrivnosti
- Beli konjič
- Do zvezd
- Žrebiček brez potnega lista
- Rdeči škorenjčki
- Katka, stoj!
- Rodiš se samo enkrat
- Čuj in Katka
- Ko zorijo jagode
- Špelin dnevnik
- Babičina pravljica
- Javka v starem čevlju
- Pionirka sem! Pionir sem!
- Moj oče partizan
- S helikopterjem k stricu Tintinu
- Ko Nina spi
- Prgišče zvezd
- Marjanka vseznalka
- Čudovita stenska ura
- Anča Pomaranča
- Snežaki v vrtcu
- Miško Poleno
- Pot okoli sveta
- Modra kapica in začarani volk
- Kdaj so bili partizani veseli
- Dobra volja je najbolja
- 1:0 za zajce
- Vesele novice z Zelenice
- V dedovi grapi
Legacy
Known as a Slovene children's writer, won Levstik Award twice. Works inspired by concentration camp experiences.
In Popular Culture
- Married to writer Ivan Potrč, daughter Marjetica Potrč is an architect.
Trivia
- Imprisoned in Gonars and Ravensbrück concentration camps during WWII.
- Participated in the Slovene Liberation Front.