Žarko Petan
Illustration — Žarko Petan Žarko Petan (27 March 1929 – 2 May 2014) was a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. He is best known as a writer of aphorisms. Petan was born into a relatively wealthy urban middle-class family in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Žarko Petan
- Born
- 1929 · Ljubljana.
- Died
- 2014 · Slovenia.
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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- writer · journalist · aphorist · screenwriter · director · essayist
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Decoration of Merit · Prešeren Fund Awards
- Languages
- Slovene
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Born at Ljubljana in 1929, died in Slovenia in 2014.
Žarko Petan studied at University of Ljubljana. The recorded working language is Slovene. Distinctions recorded are Decoration of Merit and Prešeren Fund Awards.
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1929
Žarko Petan born at Ljubljana.
2014
Žarko Petan died at Slovenia.
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