Levstik Award
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Prežihov Voranc
プレジホフ・ヴォランツ
Prežihov Voranc
Aliases:
Lovro Kuhar / Laurentius Kuhar
Pen Names:
Prežihov Voranc（Pen name for literary works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1893-08-10 （Podgora, Duchy of Carinthia）
- Died
- 1950-02-18 （Maribor, Yugoslavia） age 56
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovene
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 1893 （Baptismal Name: Laurentius Kuhar）
- Residence History
- Podgora near Kotlje → Guštajn (Ravne) → Trieste → Vienna → Prague → Berlin → Paris → Ljubljana → Mokronog → Zagreb
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Communist political activist, Co-operative worker, Librarian
- Active Years
- 1909-1950
- Memberships
- Communist Party of Yugoslavia
- Influenced By
- Zofka Kveder
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school | — | General | — | 幼少期 | Austria-Hungary |
Primary school
General
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Austria-Hungary
Little formal education beyond primary school; self-educated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Požganica
1939 Social realist novelA politically dogmatic novel set against the end of World War I.
PovertyWarPeasant life
Doberdob
1940 Social realist novelA fiercely nationalistic novel surrounding the Battle of Doberdò.
WarSlovene victimsPsychology of soldiers
Jamnica
1940 Social realist novelSet in a rural Carinthian village between the wars, challenging rural values with industrialization.
Rural lifeIndustrializationPoverty
Samorastniki
1940 Collection of short storiesCollection of short stories depicting peasant lives in the Carinthian mountains.
Peasant strugglesNatureVernacular language
Translations
- English translations available
Bibliography
- Boj na požiralniku (1935)
- Požganica (1939)
- Jamnica (1945)
- Doberdob (1940)
- Samorastniki (1940)
Adaptations
- Boj na požiralniku (film 1982)
Translations of Works
- The Self-Sown (English)
- Passion above the Precipice (English)
- Winter in Klagenfurt (German)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social realismImpressionistic landscapeVernacular languageRealistic depictions
- Recurring Motifs
- Struggle of mountain peasantsPovertyWar psychologyMan vs. nature
Health
-
Sick and depressed1945-1950Unable to communicate with family and comrades after war; ceased political activity
Legacy
Key figure in Slovene social realism, depicting poverty in Carinthia and WWI victims, making Doberdò a symbol of Slovene sacrifice.
In Popular Culture
- Doberdò became central symbol of Slovene WWI victims
Trivia
- Pen name derived from family farm 'Prežih' and Carinthian dialect form of Lovro as 'Voranc'.
- Younger brother Alojzij Kuhar was a renowned liberal conservative politician and historian.