Jakob Alešovec
Appearance
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Jakob Alešovec (pronounced [ˈjaːkɔp aˈleːʃɔʋəts]; born Skaručna, 24 July 1842 – 17 October 1901, Ljubljana) was an ethnic Slovene-Austrian writer and playwright. Until 1866, Alešovec wrote in German, but later switched to Slovenian. He wrote travelogues, tales, folk plays, and satires, as well as the first Slovenian detective story.[1][2]
Works
- Iz sodnijskega življenja (1875) – From the Judges Life
- Kako sem se jaz likal (1884) – How I Was Ironing Myself
References
- ^ "Jakob Alešovec". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Jakob Alešovec". Ognjišče. October 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Further reading
- Veliki slovenski leksikon, Mladinska knjiga (2003)
External links
Media related to Jakob Alešovec at Wikimedia Commons