France Forstnerič

Slovene poet, writer and journalist

France Forstnerič
Born(1933-01-29)29 January 1933
Pobrežje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Died22 May 2007(2007-05-22) (aged 74)
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.[2] He trained as a teacher and taught for a number of years before becoming a journalist in 1958.[2] 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.[3] In 1970 he won the Levstik Award for his book Srakač.[4] In 1972 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his collection of poems entitled Pijani kurent (The Drunken Kurent).[5]

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 Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today in Večer 23 May 2007
  2. ^ a b Stanko Janež (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 126.
  3. ^ Videm municipal site: Znane osebnosti (Prominent people) Archived 29 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  4. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga press site". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Award recipients [dead link]
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Recipients of the Prešeren Fund Award
1960s
  • 1962: Ljubo Humek
  • Franci Čop
  • Vladimir Makuc
  • Mitja Mejak
  • Matej Bor
  • Duša Počkaj
  • Primož Ramovš
  • Marko Šuštaršič
  • Dubravka Tomšič
  • Janez Trenz
  • France Šmid
  • Ciril Pogačnik
  • 1963: Janez Bernik
  • Dejan Bravničar
  • Vanda Gerlovič
  • Sveta Jovanović
  • Janez Kališnik
  • Branko Kocmut
  • Lojze Krakar
  • Marjan Pogačnuik
  • Ali Raner
  • Pavle Zidar
  • Rudi Zupan
  • 1964: Boris Čampa
  • Jože Falout
  • Stane Jarm
  • Nives Kalin - Vehovar
  • Mile Korun
  • Stanko Kristl
  • Andrej Kurent
  • Ivan Minatti
  • Nace Simončič
  • France Slana
  • Gregor Strniša
  • Milan Šega
  • Team of the Development Department of the Decorative Fabric Factory in Ljubljana
  • Karel Zelenko
  • 1965: Jože Bevc
  • Polde Bibič
  • Miloš Bonča
  • Bogdan Borčič
  • Andrej Jemec
  • Rok Klopčič
  • Janez Lajovic
  • Tone Pavček
  • Štefan Planinc
  • Smiljan Rozman
  • Alojz Srebotnjak
  • Pavel Šivic
  • Mirko Zdovc
  • Ciril Zlobec
  • 1966: Tone Bitenc
  • Janez Boljka
  • Miha Gunzek
  • Mija Jarc
  • Ignac Koprivec
  • Janez Lenassi
  • Borut Loparnik
  • Bogdan Meško
  • Zlata Ognjanović
  • Milena Ogorelec
  • Božo Kos
  • Žarko Petan
  • Jože Pogačnik
  • Davorin Savnik
  • 1967: Sandi Krošl
  • Lojze Lebič
  • Floris Oblak
  • Vasja Predan
  • Tatjana Remškar
  • Savin Sever
  • Slavko Tihec
  • Vilko Ukmar
  • Aleksander Valič
  • Rudi Vaupotič
  • 1968: Milka Badjura
  • Jože Ciuha
  • Hilda Hölzl
  • Marjan Kolar
  • Gregor Košak
  • Mirč Kragelj
  • Branko Kraševec
  • Jožko Lukeš
  • Milan Mihelič
  • Dušan Moravec
  • Ive Šubic
  • Danilo Švara
  • Drago Tršar
  • Iva Zupančič
  • 1969: Ilija Arnautović, Aleksander Peršin in Janez Vovk
  • Peter Černe
  • Janez Gradišnik
  • Miran Herzog
  • Lojze Kovačič
  • Nikolaj Omersa
  • Alojz Rebula
  • Mirko Romih in Branko Uršič
  • Mako Sajko
  • Vladimir Škerlak
  • Arnold Tovornik
  • Uroš Vagaja
  • Fran Žižek
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