1. France Bevk was a Slovene writer, poet and translator.
10 Facts About France Bevk
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France Bevk was the oldest of eight children born to the tenant farmer and shoemaker Ivan Bevk and his wife Katarina.
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France Bevk attended school in Bukovo until 1904, and then in Kranj, Koper, and Gorizia, and became a teacher in the Slovene Littoral.
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France Bevk's first teaching position was in the village of Orehek.
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France Bevk was frequently prosecuted by Italian Fascist authorities and interned for his activities.
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France Bevk received the Preseren Award, the most prestigious award for artistic achievements in Slovenia, twice, in 1949 and in 1954.
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France Bevk started writing at the age of sixteen with encouragement from the influential feminist editor Zofka Kveder.
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France Bevk became known in the 1930s with his novels describing the struggle of the Slovene people from the Julian March to maintain their identity against the Fascist Italianization.
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Later in his life, France Bevk devoted himself largely to children's literature.
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France Bevk was a very prolific author: when a complete bibliography was made on the occasion of his 70th birthday, it was determined that Bevk had written over 100 books.