Fran Levstik (28 September 1831 – 16 November 1887) was a Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic. He was one of the most prominent exponents of the Young Slovene political movement.
Levstik was the first notable writer of Slovene epic prose. Among his most known works are the short tale Martin Krpan From Vrh (Slovene: Martin Krpan z Vrha),[citation needed] which became a classic work of Slovene literature, and the itineraryA Journey from Litija to Čatež (Popotovanje iz Litije do Čateža),[citation needed] the main objective of which is a literary manifesto. In the critical essay Napake slovenskega pisanja, he exposed his views on the development of the Slovene literary language.
Slovene composer Breda Šček set Levstik’s texts to music.[2]
He died in Ljubljana after a period of serious mental illness, which included delusions of a religious nature.[3] He was buried in the former St. Christopher's Cemetery[4] in the Bežigrad district of Ljubljana.
The Levstik Award for achievements in children's literature is named after him.[5]
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^"Šček, Breda (1893–1968) - Slovenska biografija". www.slovenska-biografija.si. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^Rastko Močnik: Identitete v razrednem boju (DPU) – via Vimeo.
^Fran Levstik. 1887. Ljubljanski zvon 12(7) (1 December): 1.
^Levstik Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
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