Tomaž Šalamun
Appearance
Tomaž Šalamun | |
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Born | Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia | July 4, 1941
Died | December 27, 2014 Ljubljana, Slovenia | (aged 73)
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Slovene |
Nationality | Slovenian |
Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
Literary movement | Neo-avant-garde |
Notable awards | Pushcart Prize, Prešeren Fund Award, European Prize for Poetry |
Spouse | Metka Krašovec |
Tomaž Šalamun (July 4, 1941 – December 27, 2014) was a Slovenian poet. He was a leading name of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe[1] and internationally acclaimed absurdist.[2]
Šalamun died on 27 December 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, aged 73.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Colm Tóibín (2004) The comet's trail, Guardian
- ↑ Martín López-Vega (2013)La poesía total de Tomaz Salamun, El Cultural
- ↑ "Umrl je Tomaž Šalamun". www.delo.si. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Poslovil se je Tomaž Šalamun, ikonoklast slovenske poezije". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Tomaž Šalamun at Wikimedia Commons