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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Horjul]], [[Austria-Hungary]] (now in [[Slovenia]])
| birth_place = [[Horjul]], [[Austria-Hungary]] (now in [[Slovenia]])
| death_date = {{death date|2009|11|20|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|11|20|1911|10|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia
| death_place = [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia
| occupation = Writer, poet, translator and editor
| occupation = Writer, poet, translator and editor
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| notableworks = Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka, Babica v cirkusu, Moja dolina
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| awards = {{Awd|[[Levstik Award]]|1972|for Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka}}{{Awd|[[Levstik Award]]|1999|for Lifetime Achievement}}
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'''Kristina Brenk''' née Vrhovec, also known as '''Kristina Brenkova''' (22 October 1911 – 20 November 2009) was a [[Slovene language|Slovene]] writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/691/detail.html |title=Slovene Writers' Association site |language=Slovenian |work=Slovene writers' portal |publisher=[[Slovene Writers' Association|DSP Slovene Writers' Association]] |accessdate=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224110301/http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/691/detail.html |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Kristina Brenk''' née Vrhovec, also known as '''Kristina Brenkova''' (22 October 1911 – 20 November 2009) was a [[Slovene language|Slovene]] writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/691/detail.html |title=Slovene Writers' Association site |language=Slovenian |work=Slovene writers' portal |publisher=[[Slovene Writers' Association|DSP Slovene Writers' Association]] |accessdate=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224110301/http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/691/detail.html |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Brenk was born in [[Horjul, Horjul|Horjul]] in what was then [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1911. She studied [[psychology]] and [[pedagogy]] at the [[University of Ljubljana]] and obtained her doctorate in 1939. During the [[Second World War]] she joined the [[Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation|Slovene Liberation Front]]. From 1949 until her retirement in 1973 she worked as an editor at the ''Mladinska Knjiga'' publishing house. In 1999 she received the [[Levstik Award]] for her lifetime achievement in children's writing.<ref>[http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/novice/slovo-kristine-brenkove/217535 [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]] site ''Slovo Kristine Brenkove'' Kristina Brenkova Obituary]</ref> She died in Ljubljana and is buried at [[Žale]].<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/#T105_L11689_F34_x464150_y102951_s16_b4 Geopedia.si site]</ref>
Brenk was born in [[Horjul, Horjul|Horjul]] in what was then [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1911. She studied [[psychology]] and [[pedagogy]] at the [[University of Ljubljana]] and obtained her doctorate in 1939. During the [[Second World War]] she joined the [[Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation|Slovene Liberation Front]]. From 1949 until her retirement in 1973 she worked as an editor at the ''Mladinska Knjiga'' publishing house. In 1999 she received the [[Levstik Award]] for her lifetime achievement in children's writing.<ref>[http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/novice/slovo-kristine-brenkove/217535 ''Slovo Kristine Brenkove'' Kristina Brenkova Obituary], [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]] site</ref> She died in Ljubljana and is buried at [[Žale]].<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/#T105_L11689_F34_x464150_y102951_s16_b4 Geopedia.si site]</ref>


An award for Best Original Slovene Picture Book bestowed since 2003 by the Slovenian Publishers Association was named after Kristina Brenk from 2011 onwards.<ref>[https://www.cd-cc.si/default.cfm?Jezik=En&Kat=030501&Predstava=2604 [[Cankar Hall|Cankarjev Dom]] site]</ref><ref>[http://www.bukla.si/?action=clanki&article_id=1516 Bukla site Ljubljana Municipal Library]</ref>
An award for Best Original Slovene Picture Book bestowed since 2003 by the Slovenian Publishers Association was named after Kristina Brenk from 2011 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cd-cc.si/default.cfm?Jezik=En&Kat=030501&Predstava=2604 |title=&#91;&#91;Cankar Hall{{!}}Cankarjev Dom&#93;&#93; site |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-date=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224000000/https://www.cd-cc.si/default.cfm?Jezik=En&Kat=030501&Predstava=2604 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bukla.si/?action=clanki&article_id=1516 Bukla site Ljubljana Municipal Library]</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==
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Latest revision as of 06:31, 16 September 2023

Kristina Brenk
Kristina Brenk in 1938
Kristina Brenk in 1938
Born(1911-10-22)22 October 1911
Horjul, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia)
Died20 November 2009(2009-11-20) (aged 98)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
OccupationWriter, poet, translator and editor
Notable worksDeklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka, Babica v cirkusu, Moja dolina
Notable awardsLevstik Award
1972 for Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka
Levstik Award
1999 for Lifetime Achievement

Kristina Brenk née Vrhovec, also known as Kristina Brenkova (22 October 1911 – 20 November 2009) was a Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children.[1]

Brenk was born in Horjul in what was then Austria-Hungary in 1911. She studied psychology and pedagogy at the University of Ljubljana and obtained her doctorate in 1939. During the Second World War she joined the Slovene Liberation Front. From 1949 until her retirement in 1973 she worked as an editor at the Mladinska Knjiga publishing house. In 1999 she received the Levstik Award for her lifetime achievement in children's writing.[2] She died in Ljubljana and is buried at Žale.[3]

An award for Best Original Slovene Picture Book bestowed since 2003 by the Slovenian Publishers Association was named after Kristina Brenk from 2011 onwards.[4][5]

Published works[edit]

  • Košček sira (A Piece of Cheese), 1971
  • Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka (The Girl Delphina and the Cunning Fox), 1972
  • Prva domovina (First Motherland), 1973
  • Kruh upanja (Bread of Hope), 1973
  • Srebrna račka, zlata račka (Silver Duckling, Golden Duckling), 1975
  • Čenča Marenča (Čenča Marenča), 1976
  • Kako šteje Čenča Marenča (Čenča Marenča Counting), 1976
  • Dobri sovaržnikov pes (The Enemy's Good Dog), 1980
  • Hoja za bralci (Walking After Readers), 1980
  • Babica v cirkusu (Grandma at the Circus), 1982
  • Prigode koze Kunigunde (Tales of Cunigunda the Goat), 1984
  • Moja dolina (My Valley), 1996
  • Prišel je velikanski lev (The Giant Lion had Arrived), 2008

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. ^ Slovo Kristine Brenkove Kristina Brenkova Obituary, Radiotelevizija Slovenija site
  3. ^ Geopedia.si site
  4. ^ "[[Cankar Hall|Cankarjev Dom]] site". Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ Bukla site Ljubljana Municipal Library
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