Miran Ogrin
| Miran Ogrin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 |
| Died |
1985 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | journalist and travelogue writer |
| Awards |
Levstik Award 1974 for Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje |
Miran Ogrin (1914–1985) was a Slovene journalist who worked for the Dnevnik newspaper.[1] He travelled extensively and published a number of travelogues. His books are packed with factual information and have been criticized for lacking a personal note.[2]
He won the Levstik Award in 1974 for his book on travelling the length of the Americas Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire).[3]
Bibliography
- Daleč od civilizacije: življenje plemen ob Amazonki (Far from Civilization: the Lives of Tribes along the Amazon), 1956
- Srednji vzhod (The Middle East), 1961
- Od Nila do Karatgene (From the Nile to Carthage), 1967
- Širine sveta (The Breadths of the World), 1969
- Na jugi sveta (At the South of the World), 1969
- Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire), 1974
- Vzhodni veter: od Urala do Kitajske in arabskih pustinj (An Eastern Wind: From the Urals to China and the Arab Deserts), 1978
- Po stopinjah Aleksandra Velikega (Following the Footsteps of Alexander the Great), 1982
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