He was born in Maribor,[1] then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, into a wealthy Slovene family. His uncle, Franc Snoj, was a prominent member of the Slovene People's Party and a minister in the Royal Yugoslav Government. In April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia he escaped with his family from the Nazis to the Italian-occupied Lower Carniola. From there, the family had to flee again to Ljubljana in order to escape persecution by the Communist-led partisan movement. In 1947, his uncle Franc Snoj was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in a staged trial together with other liberal and social democrats who tried to organize a legal opposition to Josip Broz Tito's Communist regime (the so-called Nagode's trial). These experiences deeply influenced Jože Snoj's later literary opus.
After graduation in Slavic philology at the University of Ljubljana[1] he started working as a reporter for the newspaper Delo. Together with Dane Zajc, Gregor Strniša, Dominik Smole, Marjan Rožanc, and others, he was part of the generation which, influenced by the "modernist turn" of the poet Edvard Kocbek, strongly challenged the literary canon established by the Communist regime. In 1963 he published his first collection of poetry, Mlin stooki ("The Mill with Hundred Eyes"), which was strongly criticised by the literary establishment for its supposedly decadent and nihilist content. Snoj later moved closer to Catholicism, expressing religious and metaphysical preoccupations in works as Žalostinka za očetom in očetnjavo ("Elegy for Father and Fatherland") and Duhovne pesmi ("Spiritual Poems"). Among his novels, the most famous are Gavženhrib ("Gallows Hill"), an autobiographical novel about his war childhood, in which he explores the sources of evil, and Jožef ali zgodnje odkrivanje srčnega raka ("Joseph or the Early Diagnosis of Heart Cancer"), in which he placed the ancient archetypal figure of Joseph in a magical realist setting, in which modern and archaic intermingle.
^ abcdStanko Janež (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 495.
^"V 88. letu umrl pesnik in pisatelj Jože Snoj". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^"Prešeren Laureate Jože Snoj Seeks the Distant and Divine". Government Communication Office, Republic of Slovenia. 7 February 2012.
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jože, snoj, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2013, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Joze Snoj news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joze Snoj 17 March 1934 1 7 October 2021 2 was a Slovenian poet novelist journalist and essayist 3 He was awarded the 2012 Preseren Award for his lifetime work and rich literary opus 4 Joze SnojSnoj in 2012Born 1934 03 17 17 March 1934Maribor Drava Banovina Kingdom of Yugoslavia now in Slovenia 1 Died7 October 2021 2021 10 07 aged 87 OccupationPoet writer essayistLiterary movementModernismNotable worksNegativ Gojka Mrca Poslikava notranjscine Kazipoti brezpotij Med besedo in BogomNotable awardsRozanc Award 1994 for Med besedo in bogom Jenko Award 2004 for Poslikava notranjscine Veronika Award 2009 for Kazipoti brezpotij Preseren Award 2012 for his lifetime work and his rich literary opusChildrenVid SnojWebsitewww2 wbr arnes wbr si wbr jsnoj2 wbr index en wbr htmHe was born in Maribor 1 then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia into a wealthy Slovene family His uncle Franc Snoj was a prominent member of the Slovene People s Party and a minister in the Royal Yugoslav Government In April 1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia he escaped with his family from the Nazis to the Italian occupied Lower Carniola From there the family had to flee again to Ljubljana in order to escape persecution by the Communist led partisan movement In 1947 his uncle Franc Snoj was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in a staged trial together with other liberal and social democrats who tried to organize a legal opposition to Josip Broz Tito s Communist regime the so called Nagode s trial These experiences deeply influenced Joze Snoj s later literary opus After graduation in Slavic philology at the University of Ljubljana 1 he started working as a reporter for the newspaper Delo Together with Dane Zajc Gregor Strnisa Dominik Smole Marjan Rozanc and others he was part of the generation which influenced by the modernist turn of the poet Edvard Kocbek strongly challenged the literary canon established by the Communist regime In 1963 he published his first collection of poetry Mlin stooki The Mill with Hundred Eyes which was strongly criticised by the literary establishment for its supposedly decadent and nihilist content Snoj later moved closer to Catholicism expressing religious and metaphysical preoccupations in works as Zalostinka za ocetom in ocetnjavo Elegy for Father and Fatherland and Duhovne pesmi Spiritual Poems Among his novels the most famous are Gavzenhrib Gallows Hill an autobiographical novel about his war childhood in which he explores the sources of evil and Jozef ali zgodnje odkrivanje srcnega raka Joseph or the Early Diagnosis of Heart Cancer in which he placed the ancient archetypal figure of Joseph in a magical realist setting in which modern and archaic intermingle See also editJosip Murn Contributions to the Slovenian National ProgramReferences edit a b c d Stanko Janez 1971 Zivan Milisavac ed Jugoslovenski knjizevni leksikon Yugoslav Literary Lexicon in Serbo Croatian Novi Sad SAP Vojvodina SR Serbia Matica srpska p 495 V 88 letu umrl pesnik in pisatelj Joze Snoj siol net in Slovenian Retrieved 8 October 2021 Joze Snoj Preseren Laureate Joze Snoj Seeks the Distant and Divine Government Communication Office Republic of Slovenia 7 February 2012 External links editBio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joze Snoj amp oldid 1210167613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
