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]
^ abStanko Janež (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 126.
^Videm municipal site: Znane osebnosti (Prominent people) 29 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine(in Slovene)
^. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
^Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Award recipients [dead link]
france, forstnerič, january, 1933, 2007, slovene, poet, writer, journalist, born, 1933, january, 1933pobrežje, kingdom, yugoslavia, slovenia, died22, 2007, 2007, aged, maribor, sloveniaoccupationpoet, writer, journalistnotable, workspijani, kurent, srakačnotab. France Forstneric 29 January 1933 22 May 2007 was a Slovene poet writer and journalist 1 France ForstnericBorn 1933 01 29 29 January 1933Pobrezje Kingdom of Yugoslavia now in Slovenia Died22 May 2007 2007 05 22 aged 74 Maribor SloveniaOccupationpoet writer and journalistNotable worksPijani kurent SrakacNotable awardsLevstik Award 1970 Srakac Preseren Foundation Award 1972 Pijani kurent Forstneric was born in Pobrezje 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 Vecer 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 Srakac 4 In 1972 he won the Preseren Foundation Award for his collection of poems entitled Pijani kurent The Drunken Kurent 5 Published works editPoetry collections Zelena jeca The Green Jail 1961 Dolgo poletje The Long Summer 1968 Pijani kurent The Drunken Kurent 1971 Pesniski list 32 The Poet s List 32 1976 Izbor Pesmi Collected Poems 1979 Ljubstava 1981 Drava zivljenja The River Drava of Life 1993 Prose Jabolko The Apple 1979 Brlog The Den short stories 1987 For Young Readers Srakac 1970 Bela murva The White Mulberry poems 1976References edit Obituary Archived 8 September 2012 at archive today in Vecer 23 May 2007 a b Stanko Janez 1971 Zivan Milisavac ed Jugoslovenski knjizevni leksikon Yugoslav Literary Lexicon in Serbo Croatian Novi Sad SAP Vojvodina SR Serbia Matica srpska p 126 Videm municipal site Znane osebnosti Prominent people Archived 29 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Slovene The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga press site Archived from the original on 26 August 2018 Retrieved 29 March 2012 Slovenian Ministry of Culture complete list of Preseren Foundation Award recipients dead link nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp nbsp This article about a Slovenian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title France Forstneric amp oldid 1224004808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
