Miran Ogrin
Born1914 (1914)
Died1985 (aged 70–71)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation(s)journalist and travelogue writer
AwardsLevstik Award
1974 for Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje

Miran Ogrin (1914–1985) was a Slovene journalist who worked for the Nedeljski dnevnik weekly newspaper.[1] He travelled extensively and published a number of travelogues. His books are packed with factual information, but have been criticized for lacking a personal note.[2]

He won the Levstik Award in 1974 for his book on travelling the length of the Americas Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje (From California to the Land of Fire).[3]

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  1. ^ Dobnikar Šeruga, Romana (2014-07-15). "Popotnik nove dobe objavlja na spletu" [Traveller of the new age publishes online]. Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  2. ^ Lah, Andrijan (1984). "Slovenski potopis" [The Slovene Travel Journal]. Jezik in slovstvo (in Slovenian). 29 (5): 163–171.
  3. ^ "Levstikova nagrada". Mladinska knjiga. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2017-09-19.


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