Lojze Krakar
| Lojze Krakar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1926 Semič, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Died | 24 December 1995 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | poet, translator, editor, literary historian, and essayist |
| Literary movement | Intimism |
| Notable works | Goethe pri Slovencih, Cvet pelina, Nekje tam čisto na robu, Sonce v knjigi, Prišel je lev |
| Notable awards | Levstik Award 1962 Sonce v knjigi Prešeren Foundation Award 1963 Cvet pelina Prešeren Award 1977 Nekje tam čisto na robu Levstik Award 1991 Prišel je lev |
Lojze Krakar (21 February 1926 – 24 December 1995) was a Slovene poet, translator, editor, literary historian, and essayist. He also wrote poetry for children.[1]
Krakar was born in Semič in White Carniola in 1926. He studied Slavic languages and literature at the University of Ljubljana and graduated in 1954 and obtained a doctorate from the Frankfurt Goethe University in 1970. He worked as a lecturer, editor, and translator.
In 1963 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection Cvet pelina (The Flower of the Woodworm).[2] In 1977 he was awarded the Grand Prešeren Award for his poetry collection Nekje tam čisto na robu (Somewhere There Right on the Edge) [3] He won the Levstik Award twice, in 1962 for his book of poetry for children Sonce v knjigi (The Sun in a Book), and in 1991 for his story in verse Prišel je lev (The Lion Arrived).[4]
Published works
Poetry Collections
- V vzponu mladosti (In the Prime of Youth), 1949
- Cvet pelina (The Flower of the Woodworm), 1962
- Sonce v knjigi (The Sun in a Book), 1962
- Med iskalci biserov (Among the Pearl Divers), 1964
- Umrite, mrtvi (Die, Dead People), 1965
- Noč, daljša od upanja (A Night Longer than Hope), 1966
- Krik (The Scream), 1968
- Vdanost (Devotion), 1970
- Predlogi (Suggestions), 1971
- Izbrane pesmi (Collected Poems), 1971
- Nekje tam čisto na robu (Somewhere There Right on the Edge), 1975
- Pesmi (Poems), with Ivan Minatti and Janez Menart, 1977
- Sporočilo (The Message), 1978
- Poldan (Midday), 1980
- Romanje v Kelmorajn (A Pilgrimage to Cologne), 1986
- Klinopisi (Cuneiforms), 1988
- Pacem in Terris (Pacem in Terris), 1990
- Hvala ti, življenje (Thank You Life), 1991
- Tu in onstran (Here and Beyond), 1993
Stories in Rhyme
- Ponočna potnica (The Night Traveller), 1955
- Prišel je lev (The Lion Arrived), 1990
References
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- ↑ Poetry International Web Slovenian poetry: between elegy and serenity
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of the Grand Prešeren Awards recipients
- ↑ The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
