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Slovene writer, playwright and editor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anton Ingolič (5 January 1907 – 11 March 1992) was a Slovene writer, playwright, and editor. He is best known for his novels and youth literature.
Anton Ingolič | |
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 Anton Ingolič in the 1960s | |
| Born | 5 January 1907 Spodnja Polskava, Duchy of Styria, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia) |
| Died | 11 March 1992 (aged 85) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright, editor |
| Notable works | Tajno društvo PGC, Gimnazijka, Tako je bilo |
| Notable awards | Prešeren Award 1949 for his novel Pot po nasipu Prešeren Award 1978 for his youth and adult literature |
Ingolič was born in Spodnja Polskava near Slovenska Bistrica in the Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Styria (present-day eastern Slovenia). He went to the local school and completed his secondary education in Maribor before studying in Ljubljana and Paris. He worked as a secondary-school Slovene and French language teacher in Ptuj, Maribor, and Ljubljana.[1] He was editor of the journal Nova Obzorja and became a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1976.[2]
He won the Prešeren Award twice, in 1949 for his novel Pot po nasipu and in 1978 for his literary opus for youth and adults.[3] Between 1961 and 1963 he was president of the Slovene Writers' Association.[4]
The primary school in Spodnja Polskava is named after Ingolič.[5]
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