Jenko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1987) Winner
Veno Taufer
ヴェノ・タウファー
Veno Taufer
Aliases:
Venčeslav Taufer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-02-19 （Ljubljana）
- Died
- 2023-05-20 （Topolšica） age 90
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovenian
- Residence History
- Central Sava Valley (childhood) → Ljubljana → London (1966-1970) → Ljubljana
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Playwright, Essayist, Translator
- Active Years
- 1956-2023
- Affiliations
- Slovene Writers' Association (president 2011)
- Memberships
- Slovene Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Taras Kermauner
- Influenced
- Tomaž Šalamun, Niko Grafenauer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ljubljana | — | Comparative literature | — | — | Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana
Comparative literature
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Slovenia
Graduated in history and literary theory
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Prešeren Award | lifetime achievement | — | Republic of Slovenia | winner |
| 2002 | Jan Smrek Prize | — | — | — | winner |
Prešeren Award
1996
Work:
lifetime achievement
Organization:
Republic of Slovenia
Result:
winner
Jan Smrek Prize
2002
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lead Stars (Svinčene zvezde)
1958 PoetryFirst collection of poems
love
Exercises and Tasks (Vaje in naloge)
1969 PoetryDaring poetic achievement with allusions to political reality
politicsparody
Songbook of Used Words (Pesmarica rabljenih besed)
1975 PoetryContemporary variations on Slovene folk songs, first postmodern work in Slovenian literature
folk songspostmodern
The Management of Nails (Ravnanje žebljev)
1979 PoetryLinguistic experimentation
linguistic experimentation
Water Marks (Vodenjaki)
1986 PoetryStory of chaos and decline of civilization
decline of civilization
Crocks of Songs (Črepinje pesmi)
1989 PoetryInfluenced by Ezra Pound, fragments from ancient Greek myths
mythsdisasters
Still Odes (Še ode)
1996 PoetryReturn to classical forms like sonnets, condemnation of Yugoslav wars
warclassical forms
Odysseus & Son or on the World and Home
1990 PlayRenewal of Odysseus and Telemachus story with Homer passages
mythhomecoming
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalcollageparodylinguistic transformationpostmodern
- Recurring Motifs
- political realityfolk song variationsmyth fragmentscivilization collapse
Legacy
Key figure in modern Slovenian literature, drove alternative culture under communism, contributed to Slovenian independence.
Trivia
- Father was a partisan leader killed by Nazis.
- Daughter is film director Lara Simona Taufer.