Joze Javorsek

Essayist

Birthday October 20, 1920

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Slovenia

DEATH DATE Sep 2, 1990 (69)

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About

Slovenian author and intellectual who became known for his plays, essays, poetry, and translations. He is considered one of the most significant Slovene intellectuals of the post-World War II era.

Before Fame

He joined the underground partisan resistance movement during World War II.

Trivia

His best-known novels are Hvalnica zemlji (An Ode to the Earth) and Nevarna razmerja (Dangerous Liaisons); however, his essays and memoirs remain his most famous literary works.

Family Life

He was married twice. His only child, Svit, committed suicide at the young age of twenty-three.

Associated With

He was a personal friend of fellow writer and philosopher Albert Camus.