Beno Zupančič (22 March 1925 – 28 August 1980) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He is best known for his novels and youth literature.
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Born | (1925-03-22)22 March 1925 Sisak, Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (now in Croatia) |
Died | 28 August 1980(1980-08-28) (aged 55) Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
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Notable works | Sedmina, Gramada, |
Notable awards | Prešeren Award 1958 for his novel Sedmina |
Zupančič was born in Sisak, then part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now in Croatia.[1] He went to school in Ljubljana and during the Second World War participated in the Slovene Liberation Front and was sent to a detainment camp as a result. He completed his studies after the war and then worked in publishing and as a politician.[2]
In 1958 he won the Prešeren Award for his novel Sedmina.[3] He was also president of the Slovene Writers' Association in the late 1950s.[4]
The public library in Postojna is named after Zupančič.[5]
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