Lojze Krakar

Lojze Krakar
Born (1926-02-21)21 February 1926
Semič, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Died 24 December 1995(1995-12-24)
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

Stories in Rhyme

References

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