Feri Lainšček
Feri Lainšček (born 5 October 1959), also known as Franc Lainšček, is a Slovenian writer, mainly of novels for both adults and youth. Many of his novels have been adapted into films, including the box-office hit Rooster's Breakfast, based on his 1999 novel Petelinji zajtrk. He has won many awards for his novels, and in 2021 he received the Prešeren Lifetime Achievement Award.
Also recorded as Franc Lainšček
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- Name
- Feri Lainšček
- Birth Name
- Franc Lainšček
- Born
- 5 October 1959
- Birthplace
- Dolenci, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
- Occupation
- Writer, poet, screenwriter
- Full name
- Franc Lainšček.
- Nationality
- Slovenia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Fields
- literature and drama.
- Education
- University of Ljubljana.
- Honours
- Prešeren Fund Awards, večernica, Kajuh Award and Kresnik Award.
- Languages
- Slovene.
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• Name — Feri Lainšček • Birth Name — Franc Lainšček • Born — 5 October 1959 • Birthplace — Dolenci, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) • Occupation — Writer, poet, screenwriter • Notable Works — Petelinji zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast, 1999)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Feri Lainšček was born on 5 October 1959 into a Slovene Lutheran family in the village of Dolenci (part of Šalovci), in northeastern Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He studied journalism at the University of Ljubljana.
Career
Career
Lainšček is a writer, poet, and screenwriter. He has written at least 25 novels, most of which have been translated into other languages, and many of which have been made into films. He started work at Radio Ljubljana, on both the daily news and drama editorial teams, until around 1983, when he became a freelance writer. He has written for both adults and young people. His 1990s novels represent a departure from the (post)modernist pattern towards realistic fiction. He did not contemporary literary groups of his time, such as the Nova revija or Literatura revija. His 1999 novel, Petelinji zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast), became the basis of the screenplay for Marko Naberšnik's 2007 film Rooster's Breakfast, which was highly successful at the box office. His 2007 novel The Untouchables (Nedotakljivi) became the basis of another film by Naberšnik, Shanghai Gypsy (2012). The book and film tell a multi-generational story of the Slovenian Romani Mirga family, and the film won the Best Screenplay award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Lainšček has also created works in the Prekmurje Slovene dialect, professing a Prekmurje identity.
Politics
Politics
In the parliamentary elections of 2008, Lainšček ran for the Slovenian National Assembly for the social liberal party Zares.
Personal life
Personal life
Lainšček lives in the town of Murska Sobota, in the Prekmurje region. He is also known as Franc Lainšček.
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Recognition and awards
• 1986: Kajuh Award, for Raza • 1992: Kresnik Award (best novel of the year), for Namestome koga roža cveti • 1995: Prešeren Award, for Ki jo je megla prinesla • 2001: Večernica Award (best youth text), for Mislice, a book of fairy tales • 2007: Kresnik Award (best novel of the year), for Muriša • 2012: Destanica Award, for Pesmi o Mišku in Belamiška • 2020: Nomination, Kresnik Award (among 5 finalists), for Kurji pastir • 2021: Prešeren Lifetime Achievement Award
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- 1.Darka Tancer-Kajnih. Biografija.
- 2.Feri Lainšček. Društvo slovenskih pisateljev.
- 3.Tancer Kajnih, Darka (2015): „Človek bom, ki se rodi iz lepe misli, in ima usta samo zato, da lahko spregovori o tej silni lepoti.“ Spremna beseda. In: Lainšček, Feri: Ločil bom peno od valov. Roman v treh novelah. Ljubljana: Beletrina, Mladinska knjiga. S. 314.
- 4.Šuler Galos, Jasmina (2010): Ciganska usoda v dveh delih Ferija Lainška. In: Zupan Sosič, Alojzija (Hg.): Obdobja 29. Sodobna slovenska književnost (1980-2010). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filzofske fakultete. S. 327 u. S. 329.
- 5.Mihurko Poniž, Katja (2010): Mesto kot literarni lik v treh sodobnih slovenskih romanih. In: Zupan Sosič, Alojzija (Hg.): Obdobja 29. Sodobna slovenska književnost (1980-2010). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filzofske fakultete. S. 176 f.
- 6.Tancer Kajnih, Darka (2015): „Človek bom, ki se rodi iz lepe misli, in ima usta samo zato, da lahko spregovori o tej silni lepoti.“ Spremna beseda. In: Lainšček, Feri: Ločil bom peno od valov. Roman v treh novelah. Ljubljana: Beletrina, Mladinska knjiga. S. 316 f.
- 7.Radetič, Andreja (2019): Feri Lainšček and His Poetry for Children and Youth. In: International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences. Vol. 4, 2019. S. 565 f.
- 8.Tancer Kajnih, Darka 2015: „Človek bom, ki se rodi iz lepe misli, in ima usta samo zato, da lahko spregovori o tej silni lepoti.“ Spremna beseda. In: Lainšček, Feri: Ločil bom peno od valov. Roman v treh novelah. Ljubljana: Beletrina, Mladinska knjiga. S. 315.
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