Iztok Geister (born 20 August 1945) is a Slovene writer, poet, essayist and ornithologist. He is best known for his avant-garde poetry from the mid-1960s and 1970s. He is also one of the founding members of the Slovenian branch of BirdLife International.[1]
Iztok Geister | |
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| Born | 20 August 1945 Laško, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
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| Notable works | Levitve, Pospala poželenja |
| Notable awards | Rožanc Award 2001 for Levitve Prešeren Foundation Award 2004 for Pospala poželenja |
Geister was born in Laško in 1945. He studied law at the University of Ljubljana but has worked as a freelance artist and naturalist for over thirty years.[2] In 2001 he received the Rožanc Award for his essays Levitve (Moultings). In 2005 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his book Pospala poželenja.[3]
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- Levitve (2001)
- Pospala poželenja (2002)
- Mojster zloženih peruti (2003)
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- Ljubljansko barje (1995)
- Nenavadni izleti : v slovensko naravo (2003)
- Sečoveljske soline (2004)
- Naravni zakladi Brda pri Kranju (2006)
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