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Jana Milčinski

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Jana Milčinski
Born(1920-12-05)5 December 1920
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died13 April 2007(2007-04-13) (aged 86)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
OccupationWriter, journalist and translator
Notable awardsLevstik Award
1986 for Lukec dobi sestrico

Jana Milčinski (born Jana Podkrajšek; 5 December 1920 – 13 April 2007) was a Slovene writer, journalist and translator.[1]

She won the Levstik Award in 1986 for her popular science book Lukec dobi sestrico (Lukec Gets a Sister). She wrote a number of other stories and children's books, many with themes from the Second World War in Yugoslavia.[2]

She was married to the poet and satirist Frane Milčinski Ježek.

Selected works

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  • Pravljice za danes in jutri (Stories for today and Tomorrow), 1992
  • To si ti, Nina (That Is You, Nina), 1988
  • Danes, ko postajam pionir, pionirka (Today As I Become a Pioneer), 1988
  • Matiček in Maja včeraj, danes, jutri in vsak dan (Matiček and Maja Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and Every Day), 1986
  • Lukec dobi sestrico (Lukec Gets a Sister), 1986
  • Pisane zgodbe (Diverse Tales), 1976
  • Zakaj sta Matiček in Maja zamudila pouk (Why Matiček and Maja Missed Class), 1972

References

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  1. ^ "Sanje Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.