Edvard Kocbek
| Edvard Kocbek | |
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| Born |
27 September 1904 Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Duchy of Styria, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia) |
| Died | 3 November 1981 (aged 77) Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | poet, writer, politician, essayist, translator |
| Spouse | Zdravka Koprivnjak |
| Children | Lučka Kocbek, Matjaž Kocbek, Jurij Kocbek |
Edvard Kocbek (
pronunciation ) (27 September 1904 – 3 November 1981) was a Slovenian poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is considered as one of the best authors who have written in Slovene, and one of the best Slovene poets after Prešeren. His political role during and after World War II made him one of the most controversial figures in Slovenia in the 20th century.
Kocbek was born in the village of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici in the Duchy of Styria, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now in Slovenia. His father Valentin Kocbek was originally from the nearby Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) area, while his mother Matilda, née Plohl was from the neighboring village of Sveti Tomaž in the Prlekija Hills. The couple moved to Sveti Jurij, where Valentin Kocbek worked as an organist in the local Roman Catholic church. Edvard was the second of four children.
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