Veronika Award
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Marjan Strojan
まるやん・すとろやん
Marjan Strojan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-08-16 （Ljubljana, Slovenia）
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovene, English
- Residence History
- Slovenia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, journalist, translator
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- BBC World Service Slovene section, Radio Slovenija, PEN International Slovenian section (president 2009-2016)
- Memberships
- PEN International Slovenian section
- Influenced By
- Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton, William Shakespeare
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ljubljana | — | Comparative literature and Philosophy | — | — | Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana
Comparative literature and Philosophy
Country:
Slovenia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Veronika Award | Parniki v dežju (Steamers in the Rain) | — | — | winner |
| 1995 | Sovre Translation Award | Beowulf | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Sovre Translation Award | Paradise Lost | — | — | winner |
| 2015 | Prešeren Foundation Award | The Canterbury Tales | — | Prešeren Foundation | winner |
Veronika Award
2000
Work:
Parniki v dežju (Steamers in the Rain)
Result:
winner
Sovre Translation Award
1995
Work:
Beowulf
Result:
winner
Sovre Translation Award
2003
Work:
Paradise Lost
Result:
winner
Prešeren Foundation Award
2015
Work:
The Canterbury Tales
Organization:
Prešeren Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Steamers in the Rain
1999 poetry collectionPoetry volume about steamers in the rain
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Bibliography
- Hribi, oblaki, lepo pozdrave (Hills, Clouds, Greetings) (2019)
- U većernjoj svetlosti (In the Evening Light) (2018)
- Pesmi iz iger (Songs from Plays) (2017)
- Dells and Hollows (2015)
- V vetru in dežju (In Wind and Rain) (2015)
- Vreme, kamni, krave (Weather, Stones, Cows) (2010)
- Pokrajine s senco (Landscapes with Shadows) (2006)
- Dan, ko me ljubiš (The Day You Love Me) (2003)
- Parniki v dežju (Steamers in the Rain) (1999)
- Drobne nespečnosti (Small Insomnias) (1991)
- Izlet v naravo (Excursion into Nature) (1990)
Translations by Author
- Beowulf (trans. to Slovene)
- The Canterbury Tales (trans. to Slovene)
- Paradise Lost (trans. to Slovene)
Legacy
Slovene poet, journalist, and translator renowned for translating English literary classics into Slovene.