Prežihov Voranc Writer

Prežihov Voranc (10 August 1893 – 18 February 1950) was the pen name of Lovro Kuhar, a Slovene writer and Communist political activist. Voranc's literary reputation was established during the 1930s with a series of Slovene novels and short stories in the social realist style, notable for their depictions of poverty in rural and industrial areas of Slovenia. His most important novels are Požganica (1939) and Doberdob (1940).

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Prežihov Voranc
PseudonymPrežihov Voranc
Birth dateAugust 10, 1893
Birth nameLovro Kuhar
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Podgora Ravne na Koroškem , Duchy of Carinthia
Ethnicity
Slovenes
Date of deathFebruary 18, 1950
Place of death
Maribor , Yugoslavia

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Ciril Kosmač
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Mile Klopčič
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