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France Forstnerič

フランツェ・フォルストネリチ

Furantsue Forusutonericchi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-01-29 (Pobrežje (near Ptuj), Videm)
Died
2007-05-22 (Maribor) age 74
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Pobrežje → Maribor

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, journalist, teacher
Active Years
1961-2007
Affiliations
Večer, Delo

Education

University of Ljubljana
sociology
Degree: 社会学の学位
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Slovenia
Trained as a teacher and taught for a number of years

Awards

Levstik Award
1970
Work: Srakač
Organization: Mladinska knjiga
Result: 受賞
Prešeren Foundation Award
1972
Work: The Drunken Kurent
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Drunken Kurent

1971 poetry collection

Collection of poems. Winner of Prešeren Foundation Award.

lifetradition

Srakač

1970 children's literature

Work for young readers. Winner of Levstik Award.

Bibliography

  • Zelena ječa (The Green Jail, 1961)
  • Dolgo poletje (The Long Summer, 1968)
  • Pijani kurent (The Drunken Kurent, 1971)
  • Pesniški list 32 (The Poet's List 32, 1976)
  • Izbor Pesmi (Collected Poems, 1979)
  • Ljubstava (1981)
  • Drava življenja (The River Drava of Life, 1993)
  • Jabolko (The Apple, 1979)
  • Brlog (The Den, 1987) - short stories
  • Srakač (1970)
  • Bela murva (The White Mulberry, 1976) - poems

Legacy

Slovene poet, writer, and journalist. Wrote for adults and children. Best known for his poetry published from the early 1960s. Winner of Levstik Award and Prešeren Foundation Award.