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Niko Grafenauer

ニコ・グラフェナウアー

Niko Grafenauer

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1940-12-05 （Ljubljana）
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovenian
Residence History
Ljubljana → Velike Lašče (childhood)

Career

Occupations
poet, essayist, literary historian, editor, translator
Active Years
1950-2024
Affiliations
Nova revija (former chief editor)
Memberships
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Influenced By
Martin Heidegger, Dušan Pirjevec

Education

University of Ljubljana
history of literature
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Slovenia
Graduated under the supervision of Dušan Pirjevec

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pedenjped

children's literature

A collection about a naughty, stubborn, clumsy but independent and creative boy.

child independencecreativityhumour

Style & Themes

Literary Style
reflective poetryHeideggerian and hermeneutic influenceshumorous narrative in children's literature
Recurring Motifs
philosophical reflectionchildren's adventuresindependence

Legacy

Regarded as one of the best children's literature authors in post-WWII Slovenian literature, active in conservative public life.

Academic Societies

  • Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Trivia

  • Both parents died when he was one year old; spent childhood with older sister in Velike Lašče.
  • Attended high school in Cerknica.
  • Began publishing poetry in the 1950s; co-founder of Nova revija magazine.