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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

University of Ljubljana
Comparative literature and Philosophy
Country: Slovenia

Awards

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 collection

Poetry 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.