Tone Pavček - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1928-09-29 （Šentjurij na Dolenjskem near Mirna Peč）
Died: 2011-10-21 （Ljubljana） age 83
Nationality: Slovenian, Slovene
Languages: Slovene, Russian
Residence History: Šentjurij na Dolenjskem → Mirna Peč → Ljubljana

Career

Occupations: poet, translator, essayist, journalist, editor, programme director
Active Years: 1953-2011
Affiliations: RTV Slovenia, Cankarjeva Založba, Slovenian Youth Theatre, Slovene Writers' Association, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Memberships: Slovene Writers' Association (President 1979-1983), Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2001)
Influenced By: Ivan Cankar
Influenced: Kajetan Kovič, Ciril Zlobec, Janez Menart
Nominations: Hans Christian Andersen Award (2010, 2012)

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
University of Ljubljana	Faculty of Law	Department of Law	学士	不明	Slovenia

University of Ljubljana

Faculty of Law / Department of Law

Degree: 学士

Period: 不明

Year of Graduation: 1954

Country: Slovenia

Studied law and received bachelor's degree in 1954, but never practiced law

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1979	Sovre Award	—	—	Unknown	受賞
1986	Prešeren Award	Dediščina	—	Republic of Slovenia	グランド賞
2007	Veronika Award	Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti	—	Unknown	受賞
1958	Levstik Award	—	児童文学	Unknown	受賞
1961	Levstik Award	—	児童文学	Unknown	受賞
2005	Levstik Award	—	児童文学	Unknown	受賞

Sovre Award

1979

Organization: Unknown

Result: 受賞

Prešeren Award

1986

Work: Dediščina

Organization: Republic of Slovenia

Result: グランド賞

Veronika Award

2007

Work: Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti

Organization: Unknown

Result: 受賞

Levstik Award

1958

Category: 児童文学

Organization: Unknown

Result: 受賞

Levstik Award

1961

Category: 児童文学

Organization: Unknown

Result: 受賞

Levstik Award

2005

Category: 児童文学

Organization: Unknown

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Levstik Award 8 appearances

Edition 0 (1958, held 2 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1958, held 4 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1961) Winner
Edition 0 (1961, held 3 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1961, held 4 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2003) Lifetime Achievement Award
Edition 0 (2003, held 2 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
Edition 0 (2003, held 3 times in year) Winner

Veronika Award 1 appearances

Edition 13 (2007, held 2 times in year) Winner

Works

Major Works

Pesmi štirih

1953 lyrical poetry

Poems of the Four, co-authored with Kajetan Kovič, Ciril Zlobec, Janez Menart. Marks shift to intimism

intimismnaturelife

Ujeti ocean

1964 lyrical poetry

Trapped Ocean. Vitalistic lyrical expression idolizing nature

naturecountryside

Dediščina

1983 lyrical poetry

Heritage. Discusses life and death after son's tragic death

lifedeathcommunity

Jurij Muri v Afriki

1958 children's literature

About a boy who didn't like to wash. Popular children's book with sequels

adventurehumordaily life

Angeli

2012 lyrical poetry

Angels. Finished on deathbed, posthumously published, best-seller in Slovenia 2012

angelsvitalism

Translations by Author

Translations of Sergei Yesenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Anna Akhmatova, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Intimismvitalismlyricalnature-idolizing
Recurring Motifs: naturecountrysidelife and deathfairy-tale motifs

Legacy

One of the most influential Slovene poets, translators, and essayists of the first post-war generation. Known for poetry, children's literature, translations, and political engagement

Academic Societies

Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

In Popular Culture

Daughter Saša Pavček is an actress

Trivia

Son Marko deceased since 1979
Son's death influenced poetry
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (1996)