Dane Zajc
Slovenian poet, playwright, and writer (1929-2005) · Slovenia · On the map · Writers · Died at 75
Dane Zajc was a Slovenian poet and playwright. He served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association (1991-1995), and was awarded the prestigious Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement (1981).
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2005Died20 October 2005Levstik AwardAward1998Jenko AwardAward1981Prešeren AwardAward1979Grum AwardAward1977Levstik AwardAward1970Prešeren AwardAward1929Born26 October 1929
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Together with Edvard Kocbek and Gregor Strniša, he is considered the most important Slovenian poet of the second half of the 20th century.
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Slovenia
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2005 · aged 75
