Magajna was born in 1904 into a farming family in Gornje Vreme near Divača in what was then the Austrian Littoral. He began his schooling in Vremski Britof and was later sent to the Collegium Marianum (Marijanišče), Catholic boarding-school in Ljubljana. This is where he began to write. After finishing secondary schooling he studied medicine in Ljubljana and Zagreb and specialised in psychiatry. He worked in the psychiatric hospital in Ljubljana for most of his career, though he also worked for short periods in Logatec and Sarajevo. During this period, he became active in the circle of young Catholic and Christian Socialist intellectuals, who gathered around the journal Križ na gori. He became a friend of prominent artists and intellectuals, such as Edvard Kocbek and Božo Vodušek, Miran Jarc and Rajko Ložar. He was also a close friend and advisor to the avant-garde poet Srečko Kosovel.
During the Second World War, he was interned in an Italian concentration camp for a while and then joined the partisans where he worked as a doctor and also edited the Partisan Medical Journal.[1] After the war he returned to work in the hospital in Ljubljana. He lectured in various towns around Slovenia. He died in Ljubljana. Bogomir Magajna Primary School in Divača is named after him.[2]
Workedit
Magajna wrote some adult fiction. He used images from his work in his writing and some of his best characters are troubled by serious illness which affects all aspects of their lives (Zaznamovani (The Marked) collection of short stories, Ljubljana 1940). He also wrote stories for children. The stories Brkonja Čeljustnik (1933) and Racko and Lija are his best known works. Brkonja Čeljustnik is a story about a gentle giant who helps many people, only to turn against them in disappointment when his long moustache is chopped off. Things are eventually sorted out with a bit of magic and the perseverance of a brave and honest boy.[3]Racko and Lija is a collection of 17 short stories about a young boy's attempts to understand the adult world.[4]
Adult fictionedit
Primorske novele (Stories from the Littoral) (1930)
Bratje in sestre (Brothers and Sisters), short stories (1932)
Gornje mesto (Upper Town), novel (1932)
Graničarji (Borderguards), short stories (1934)
Le hrepenenja (Just Desires), short stories (1937)
Zaznamovani (The Marked), collection of stories (1940)
Oživeli obrazi (Remembered Faces) legends and songs in prose(1943)
Odmev korakov (Echos of Steps) short stories (1953)
Zgodbe o lepih ženah (Stories of Beautiful Women) (1955)
Na bregovih srca (On the Banks of the Heart) collection of stories (1957)
Življenje in sanje (Life and Dreams) (1965)
For childrenedit
Racko in Lija, collection of stories (Racko and Lija) (1932)
Brkonja Čeljustnik, fairytale (1933)
Čudovita pravljica o Vidu in labodu belem ptiču, (The Wonderful Tale about Vid and the White Swan) (1937)
V deželi pravljic in sanj (In the Land of Fairytales and Dreams) (1952)
O zlatem klasu, zlatem grozdu in biseru, fairytale (The Golden Ear of Corn, the Golden Grape and the Pearl) (1955)
Povestice o punčki Maji (Stories About Little Maja) (1957)
Referencesedit
^Janko Kostnapfel: Partizansko zdravstvo, Zdravniški vestnik 2008; vol 77: p.75 (in Slovene) October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^Bogomir Magajna: Brkonja Čeljustnik, Mladinska knjiga, 1981 edition, originally published 1933
^Bogomir Magajna: Racko and Lija, Mladinska knjiga, 1965.
January 01, 1970
bogomir, magajna, january, 1904, march, 1963, slovene, writer, psychiatrist, born, 1904, january, 1904gornje, vreme, austria, hungary, slovenia, diedmarch, 1963, 1963, aged, ljubljana, sloveniaoccupationwriter, psychiatrist, contents, biography, work, adult, f. Bogomir Magajna January 13 1904 March 27 1963 was a Slovene writer and psychiatrist Bogomir MagajnaBorn 1904 01 13 January 13 1904Gornje Vreme Austria Hungary now in Slovenia DiedMarch 27 1963 1963 03 27 aged 59 Ljubljana SloveniaOccupationWriter psychiatrist Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Adult fiction 2 2 For children 3 ReferencesBiography editMagajna was born in 1904 into a farming family in Gornje Vreme near Divaca in what was then the Austrian Littoral He began his schooling in Vremski Britof and was later sent to the Collegium Marianum Marijanisce Catholic boarding school in Ljubljana This is where he began to write After finishing secondary schooling he studied medicine in Ljubljana and Zagreb and specialised in psychiatry He worked in the psychiatric hospital in Ljubljana for most of his career though he also worked for short periods in Logatec and Sarajevo During this period he became active in the circle of young Catholic and Christian Socialist intellectuals who gathered around the journal Kriz na gori He became a friend of prominent artists and intellectuals such as Edvard Kocbek and Bozo Vodusek Miran Jarc and Rajko Lozar He was also a close friend and advisor to the avant garde poet Srecko Kosovel During the Second World War he was interned in an Italian concentration camp for a while and then joined the partisans where he worked as a doctor and also edited the Partisan Medical Journal 1 After the war he returned to work in the hospital in Ljubljana He lectured in various towns around Slovenia He died in Ljubljana Bogomir Magajna Primary School in Divaca is named after him 2 Work editMagajna wrote some adult fiction He used images from his work in his writing and some of his best characters are troubled by serious illness which affects all aspects of their lives Zaznamovani The Marked collection of short stories Ljubljana 1940 He also wrote stories for children The stories Brkonja Celjustnik 1933 and Racko and Lija are his best known works Brkonja Celjustnik is a story about a gentle giant who helps many people only to turn against them in disappointment when his long moustache is chopped off Things are eventually sorted out with a bit of magic and the perseverance of a brave and honest boy 3 Racko and Lija is a collection of 17 short stories about a young boy s attempts to understand the adult world 4 Adult fiction edit Primorske novele Stories from the Littoral 1930 Bratje in sestre Brothers and Sisters short stories 1932 Gornje mesto Upper Town novel 1932 Granicarji Borderguards short stories 1934 Le hrepenenja Just Desires short stories 1937 Zaznamovani The Marked collection of stories 1940 Oziveli obrazi Remembered Faces legends and songs in prose 1943 Odmev korakov Echos of Steps short stories 1953 Zgodbe o lepih zenah Stories of Beautiful Women 1955 Na bregovih srca On the Banks of the Heart collection of stories 1957 Zivljenje in sanje Life and Dreams 1965 For children edit Racko in Lija collection of stories Racko and Lija 1932 Brkonja Celjustnik fairytale 1933 Cudovita pravljica o Vidu in labodu belem pticu The Wonderful Tale about Vid and the White Swan 1937 V dezeli pravljic in sanj In the Land of Fairytales and Dreams 1952 O zlatem klasu zlatem grozdu in biseru fairytale The Golden Ear of Corn the Golden Grape and the Pearl 1955 Povestice o puncki Maji Stories About Little Maja 1957 References edit Janko Kostnapfel Partizansko zdravstvo Zdravniski vestnik 2008 vol 77 p 75 in Slovene Archived October 3 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Divaca Bogomir Magajna Primary School web site permanent dead link Bogomir Magajna Brkonja Celjustnik Mladinska knjiga 1981 edition originally published 1933 Bogomir Magajna Racko and Lija Mladinska knjiga 1965 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bogomir Magajna amp oldid 1021604800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
