Katja Špur
Katja Špur (20 November 1908 – 18 December 1991) was a Yugoslav journalist, writer, poet and translator. She wrote poetry, children's books and contributed articles to numerous journals, newspapers and children's magazines. She won the Levstik Award for her journalistic work in 1949.
Katja Špur
- Name
- Katja Špur
- Born
- 20 November 1908
- Birthplace
- Gornje Krapje, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia)
- Died
- 18 December 1991
- Place of death
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Occupation
- * Journalist
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Fields
- literature · journalism · translation
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Levstik Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Katja Špur (20 November 1908 – 18 December 1991) was a Yugoslav journalist, writer, poet and translator. She wrote poetry, children's books and contributed articles to numerous journals, newspapers and children's magazines. She won the Levstik Award for her journalistic work in 1949.
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Biography
She graduated from the Facility of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana subsequently working as a journalist and educator as well as translator from Bulgarian into Slovene.
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• Name — Katja Špur • Born — 20 November 1908 • Birthplace — Gornje Krapje, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) • Died — 18 December 1991 • Place of death — Ljubljana, Slovenia • Occupation — * Journalist • writer • poet • translator
For children and young adults
For children and young adults
• Zdaj pa šalo na stran (Now, That's Enough Kidding), article in children's magazine Kurirček, 1991 • Babice nimajo vedno prav (Grandma's Are Not Always Right), article in children's magazine Kurirček, 1989 • Pri materi (At Mother's), 1984 • Mojca reši račko (Mojca Saves the Duck), 1984 • Mojčine dogodivščine (My Adventures), 1984 • Muce na obisku (Cats for A Visit), 1984 • Potepuški poni (The Travelling Pony), 1984 • Zvesti čuvaj (The Dedicated Guard), 1984 • Sošolca (Schoolfriends), 1977 • Prva knjiga o rastlinah (First Book on Plants), 1951
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• Ljubezen je bolečina (Love is Pain), 1980 • Vezi (Bonds), 1970 • Slepa v pregnanstvu (Blind In Exile), 1963 • Dva studenca (Two Streams), 1958 • 50.000 hektarov (50,000 hectares), 1948
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Katja Špur is recorded with the occupation linguist. Recorded as linguist, writer, journalist, teacher and poet.
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1908
Katja Špur born at Krapje.
1991
Katja Špur died at Ljubljana.
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Krapje.
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