Levstik Award
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Miran Ogrin
ミラン・オグリン
Miran Ogrin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 1985 （Ljubljana, Slovenia） age 71
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovene
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ljubljana
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, travelogue writer
- Active Years
- 1956-1985
- Affiliations
- Nedeljski dnevnik
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Levstik Award | Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje | — | Mladinska knjiga | Winner |
Levstik Award
1974
Work:
Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje
Organization:
Mladinska knjiga
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje
1974 TravelogueA book on travelling the length of the Americas from California to Tierra del Fuego. Packed with factual information.
travelexplorationfactual description
Bibliography
- Daleč od civilizacije: življenje plemen ob Amazonki (Far from Civilization: the Lives of Tribes along the Amazon)
- Srednji vzhod (The Middle East)
- Od Nila do Karatgene (From the Nile to Carthage)
- Širine sveta (The Breadths of the World)
- Na jugi sveta (At the South of the World)
- Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire)
- Vzhodni veter: od Urala do Kitajske in arabskih pustinj (An Eastern Wind: From the Urals to China and the Arab Deserts)
- Po stopinjah Aleksandra Velikega (Following the Footsteps of Alexander the Great)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- packed with factual informationcriticized for lacking a personal note
- Recurring Motifs
- world travelcultural exploration
Legacy
Slovene journalist and travelogue writer who travelled extensively and published numerous travelogues. His books are noted for their factual richness but criticized for lacking personal insight. Winner of the Levstik Award.