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Kristina Brenk

クリスティナ・ブレンク

Kristina Brenk

Aliases: Kristina Brenkova / Kristina Vrhovec

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1911-10-22 （Horjul）
Died
2009-11-20 （Ljubljana） age 98
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Horjul, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) → Ljubljana, Slovenia

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, translator, editor
Active Years
1971-2009
Affiliations
Mladinska Knjiga publishing house

Education

University of Ljubljana
psychology and pedagogy
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1939
Country: Slovenia
Studied psychology and pedagogy, obtained doctorate in 1939.

Awards

Levstik Award
1972
Work: Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka
Result: 受賞
Levstik Award
1999
Work: Lifetime Achievement
Category: 生涯功労賞
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka

1972 children's literature

Babica v cirkusu

1982 children's literature

Moja dolina

1996 children's literature

Bibliography

  • Košček sira (A Piece of Cheese)
  • Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka (The Girl Delphina and the Cunning Fox)
  • Prva domovina (First Motherland)
  • Kruh upanja (Bread of Hope)
  • Srebrna račka, zlata račka (Silver Duckling, Golden Duckling)
  • Čenča Marenča
  • Kako šteje Čenča Marenča (Čenča Marenča Counting)
  • Dobri sovaržnikov pes (The Enemy's Good Dog)
  • Hoja za bralci (Walking After Readers)
  • Babica v cirkusu (Grandma at the Circus)
  • Prigode koze Kunigunde (Tales of Cunigunda the Goat)
  • Moja dolina (My Valley)
  • Prišel je velikanski lev (The Giant Lion had Arrived)

Legacy

Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor best known for her books for children. Received Levstik Award twice, and an award is named after her.

In Popular Culture

  • An award for Best Original Slovene Picture Book bestowed since 2003 by the Slovenian Publishers Association was named after Kristina Brenk from 2011 onwards.

Trivia

  • Buried at Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana.