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Lojze Zupanc

ロイゼ・ズパンツ

Lojze Zupanc

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1906-09-21 (Ljubljana)
Died
1973-06-02 (Škofja Loka) age 66
Nationality
Slovene, Yugoslav
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Ljubljana → Maribor → Štrekljevec → White Carniola → Kočevje → Gornji Grad → Škofja Loka

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Playwright, Journalist, Teacher
Active Years
1932-1973

Education

Ljubljana
Teacher training
Country: Slovenia
Trained as a teacher

Awards

Levstik Award
1957
Work: Povodni mož v Savinji
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result: 受賞
Levstik Award
1971
Work: Zlato pod Blegošem
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zlato pod Blegošem

1971 Fairy tale

Collection of stories based on folktales from White Carniola

FolktalesTradition

Povodni mož v Savinji

1957 Fairy tale

Stories featuring the River Merman in the Savinja

FolktalesRiver spirit

Sonce je umrlo

1964 Autobiographical tale

Describes his experiences of imprisonment during WWII

WarImprisonment

Bibliography

  • Belokranjske pripovedke
  • Bili so trije velikani
  • Dedek, povej
  • Čudežni rog
  • Jezerka
  • Svirel povodnega moža in druge belokranjske pripovedke
  • Velikan Nenasit
  • Zaklad na Kučarju
  • Povodni mož v Savinji
  • Deklica in kač
  • Čudežni studenec
  • Kamniti most
  • Sto belokranjskih
  • Zlato pod Blegošem
  • Sinček palček
  • Deklica s tremi lešniki
  • Pripovedke o Škofji Loki
  • Pod križem
  • Mlini stoje
  • Stari Hrk
  • Tretji rod
  • Turjačani
  • Vklenjena mladost
  • Sonce je umrlo
  • Anka Mikoljeva

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Short stories based on folktalesPoetic expressionPlaywriting
Recurring Motifs
Fairy talesTraditional storiesWhite Carniola folklore

Health

  • Imprisonment
    1943
    Imprisoned by Italian Fascist authorities, described in Sonce je umrlo

Legacy

Slovene writer best known for short stories based on folktales and traditional stories. Twice winner of Levstik Award.

Trivia

  • Twice recipient of the Levstik Award.
  • Participated in the Slovene National Liberation Struggle.