Miran Ogrin
Miran Ogrin | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1985 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation(s) | journalist and travelogue writer |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1974 for Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje |
Miran Ogrin (1914–1985) was a Slovene journalist who worked for the Nedeljski dnevnik weekly newspaper.[1] He travelled extensively and published a number of travelogues. His books are packed with factual information, but have been criticized for lacking a personal note.[2]
He won the Levstik Award in 1974 for his book on travelling the length of the Americas Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire).[3]
Bibliography[edit]
- Daleč od civilizacije: življenje plemen ob Amazonki (Far from Civilization: the Lives of Tribes along the Amazon), 1956
- Srednji vzhod (The Middle East), 1961
- Od Nila do Karatgene (From the Nile to Carthage), 1967
- Širine sveta (The Breadths of the World), 1969
- Na jugi sveta (At the South of the World), 1969
- Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire), 1974
- Vzhodni veter: od Urala do Kitajske in arabskih pustinj (An Eastern Wind: From the Urals to China and the Arab Deserts), 1978
- Po stopinjah Aleksandra Velikega (Following the Footsteps of Alexander the Great), 1982
References[edit]
- ^ Dobnikar Šeruga, Romana (2014-07-15). "Popotnik nove dobe objavlja na spletu" [Traveller of the new age publishes online]. Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ Lah, Andrijan (1984). "Slovenski potopis" [The Slovene Travel Journal]. Jezik in slovstvo (in Slovenian). 29 (5): 163–171.
- ^ "Levstikova nagrada". Mladinska knjiga. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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