Tone Pavček
Tone Pavček | |
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| Born | 29 September 1928 Šentjurij near Mirna Peč, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 21 October 2011 (age 83) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | poet, translator |
| Period | first post-war generation |
| Genre | lyrical, narrative, children and satirical poetry |
| Literary movement | Intimism |
| Notable works | Poems of the Four |
| Notable awards | Sovre Award 1979 Prešeren Award 1986 Veronika Award 2007 for Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti |
| Children | Saša Pavček, Marko Pavček (deceased since 1979) |
Tone Pavček (pronounced [ˈtoːnɛ ˈpaːu̯tʃək]; 29 September 1928 – 21 October 2011) was one of the most influential Slovene poets, translators, and essayists from the first post-war generation. He published numerous collections of poetry, well received by readers and critics alike. He also translated a number of Russian works into Slovene.