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'''France Forstnerič''' (29 January 1933 – 22 May 2007) was a [[Slovene language|Slovene]] poet, writer, and journalist.<ref>[http://web.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2007052305205907 Obituary in ''[[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]]'' 23 May 2007]</ref>
'''France Forstnerič''' (29 January 1933 – 22 May 2007) was a [[Slovene language|Slovene]] poet, writer, and journalist.<ref>[http://web.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2007052305205907 Obituary in ''[[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]]'' 23 May 2007]</ref>


Forstnerič was born in [[Pobrežje, Videm|Pobrežje]] near [[Ptuj]] in 1933. He trained as a teacher and taught for a number of years before becoming a journalist in 1958. He worked for the newspapers ''[[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]]'' and ''[[Delo]]'' and also obtained a degree in sociology from the [[University of Ljubljana]] in 1979. He wrote for adults and children. He is best known for his poetry that he started publishing in the early 1960s.<ref>[http://obcina.videm.si/predstavitev/osebnosti/default.aspx Videm municipal site: Znane osebnosti (Prominent people)] {{sl icon}}</ref> In 1970 he won the [[Levstik Award]] for his book ''Srakač''.<ref>[http://www.mladinska.com/knjige/knjizne_nagrade/levstikove__nagrade The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga press site]</ref> In 1972 he won the [[Prešeren Award|Prešeren Foundation Award]] for his collection of poems entitled ''Pijani kurent'' (The Drunken Kurent).<ref>[http://www.mk.gov.si/fileadmin/mk.gov.si/pageuploads/Ministrstvo/Podrocja/Preseren/dosedanji_nagrajenci/3_Nagrade_Presernovega_sklada_1962-2012.pdf Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Award recipients]</ref>
Forstnerič was born in [[Pobrežje, Videm|Pobrežje]] near [[Ptuj]] in 1933. He trained as a teacher and taught for a number of years before becoming a journalist in 1958. He worked for the newspapers ''[[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]]'' and ''[[Delo]]'' and also obtained a degree in sociology from the [[University of Ljubljana]] in 1979. He wrote for adults and children. He is best known for his poetry that he started publishing in the early 1960s.<ref>[http://obcina.videm.si/predstavitev/osebnosti/default.aspx Videm municipal site: Znane osebnosti (Prominent people)] {{sl icon}}</ref> In 1970 he won the [[Levstik Award]] for his book ''Srakač''.<ref>[http://www.mladinska.com/knjige/knjizne_nagrade/levstikove__nagrade The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga press site]</ref> In 1972 he won the [[Prešeren Award|Prešeren Foundation Award]] for his collection of poems entitled ''Pijani kurent'' (The Drunken Kurent).<ref>[http://www.mk.gov.si/fileadmin/mk.gov.si/pageuploads/Ministrstvo/Podrocja/Preseren/dosedanji_nagrajenci/3_Nagrade_Presernovega_sklada_1962-2012.pdf Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Award recipients] {{wayback|url=http://www.mk.gov.si/fileadmin/mk.gov.si/pageuploads/Ministrstvo/Podrocja/Preseren/dosedanji_nagrajenci/3_Nagrade_Presernovega_sklada_1962-2012.pdf |date=20131203014953 |df=y }}</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==

Revision as of 20:25, 3 January 2017

France Forstnerič
Born(1933-01-29)29 January 1933
Pobrežje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Died(2007-05-22)22 May 2007
Maribor, Slovenia
Occupationpoet, writer and journalist
Notable worksPijani kurent, Srakač
Notable awardsLevstik Award
1970 Srakač
Prešeren Foundation Award
1972 Pijani kurent

France Forstnerič (29 January 1933 – 22 May 2007) was a Slovene poet, writer, and journalist.[1]

Forstnerič was born in Pobrežje near Ptuj in 1933. He trained as a teacher and taught for a number of years before becoming a journalist in 1958. He worked for the newspapers Večer and Delo and also obtained a degree in sociology from the University of Ljubljana in 1979. He wrote for adults and children. He is best known for his poetry that he started publishing in the early 1960s.[2] In 1970 he won the Levstik Award for his book Srakač.[3] In 1972 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his collection of poems entitled Pijani kurent (The Drunken Kurent).[4]

Published works

Poetry collections
  • Zelena ječa (The Green Jail), 1961
  • Dolgo poletje (The Long Summer), 1968
  • Pijani kurent (The Drunken Kurent), 1971
  • Pesniški list 32 (The Poet's List 32), 1976
  • Izbor Pesmi (Collected Poems), 1979
  • Ljubstava, 1981
  • Drava življenja (The River Drava of Life), 1993
Prose
  • Jabolko (The Apple), 1979
  • Brlog (The Den), short stories, 1987
For Young Readers
  • Srakač, 1970
  • Bela murva (The White Mulberry), poems, 1976

References

  1. ^ Obituary in Večer 23 May 2007
  2. ^ Videm municipal site: Znane osebnosti (Prominent people) Template:Sl icon
  3. ^ The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga press site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Award recipients Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine


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