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Jana Milčinski

やな・みるちんすき

Yana Miličinski

Aliases: Jana Podkrajšek

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1920-12-05 (Ljubljana)
Died
2007-04-13 (Ljubljana) age 86
Nationality
Slovene
Languages
Slovene
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ljublana, Slovenia

Career

Occupations
Writer, journalist, translator
Active Years
1972-2007

Awards

Levstik Award
1986
Work: Lukec dobi sestrico
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lukec dobi sestrico

1986 children's book / popular science

Story about Lukec getting a sister. Won Levstik Award as popular science book.

familyscience

Bibliography

  • Stories for today and Tomorrow (1992)
  • That Is You, Nina (1988)
  • Today As I Become a Pioneer (1988)
  • Matiček and Maja Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and Every Day (1986)
  • Lukec Gets a Sister (1986)
  • Diverse Tales (1976)
  • Why Matiček and Maja Missed Class (1972)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Simple style for children
Recurring Motifs
World War II themeseveryday adventures

Legacy

Slovene children's writer, awarded Levstik Award. Many works themed on WWII.

Trivia

  • Married to poet and satirist Frane Milčinski Ježek.