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Milan Dekleva

ミラン・デクレヴァ

Miran Dekureva

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-10-17 (Ljubljana)
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
Poet, writer, playwright, composer, journalist
Active Years
1971-2024
Affiliations
Slovene Writers' Association

Education

University of Ljubljana
Comparative literature
Country: Slovenia

Awards

Prešeren Foundation Award
1989
Work: Zapriseženi prah
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞
Rožanc Award
1999
Work: Gnezda in katedrale
Result: 受賞
Veronika Award
2003
Work: V živi zob
Result: 受賞
Grand Prešeren Award
2006
Work: Lifetime literary work
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞
Kresnik Award
2006
Work: Zmagoslavje podgan
Result: 受賞
Veronika Award
2008
Work: Audrey Hepburn, slišiš metlo budističnega učenca?
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mushi mushi

1971 Haiku

First collection of haiku published in Slovene.

Modern human conditionAbsence of God

Zapriseženi prah

1987 Poetry

Poetry collection awarded Prešeren Foundation Award.

Modern human conditionAbsence of God

Zmagoslavje podgan (The Triumph of Rats)

2005 Novel

Novel awarded Kresnik Award.

Modern human condition

Bibliography

  • Mushi mushi (1971)
  • Dopisovanja (1978)
  • Nagovarjanja (1979)
  • Narečje telesa (1984)
  • Zapriseženi prah (1987)
  • Odjedanje božjega (1988)
  • Panični človek (1990)
  • Preseženi človek: izreki (1992)
  • Kvantaški stihi (1994)
  • Šepavi soneti (1995)
  • Igra na vrhu (1993) (Play)
  • Oko v zraku (Eye in the Sky) (1997)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetry-focused styleModern poetry dealing with absence of God
Recurring Motifs
Modern human conditionAbsence of God

Legacy

Prominent Slovene poet, writer, playwright, composer, and journalist. Recipient of Prešeren Award and other literary prizes. Published over twenty poetry collections, first to publish haiku in Slovene.

Trivia

  • First poet to publish haiku in Slovene.