Marija Vojskovič (25 October 1915 – 1997) was a Slovene writer, best known for her short stories and semi-autobiographical writing.[1]

Marija Vojskovič
Born(1915-10-25)25 October 1915
Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia)
Died1997(1997-00-00) (aged 81–82)
Maribor, Slovenia
OccupationChildren's fiction writer
Notable worksHiša številka 15
Notable awardsLevstik Award
1989 for Hiša številka 15

Vojskovič was born in Ljubljana in 1915. Her family had just moved there from Trieste after the outbreak of the First World War. She wrote short stories and articles published in numerous journals and magazines.

She won the Levstik Award for her book Hiša številka 15 (House Number 15) in 1989.[2]

Published works edit

  • Tržačani (People from Trieste), 1986
  • Mi smo od tam … (We Come From There ...), 1986
  • Hiša št. 15 (House Number 15), 1988
  • Ženski zaliv (Women's Bay), 1992
  • Ljubi znanci (Dear Aquantances), 1995
  • V volčji koži (In the Wolf's Skin), 1997
  • Ajčkin čas (Ajčka's Time), 1997 posthumously

References edit

  1. ^ "Title lost forever", RTV Slovenia[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2012.