Smiljan Rozman
Born(1927-01-28)28 January 1927
Celje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now in Slovenia)
Died15 March 2007(2007-03-15) (aged 80)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
OccupationWriter and screenwriter
Notable worksNekdo, Mesto, Druščina, Reporter Tejč poroča
Notable awardsPrešeren Foundation Award
1965 for Druščina
Levstik Award
1968 for Reporter Tejč poroča

Smiljan Rozman (28 January 1927 – 15 March 2007) was a Slovene writer, author of numerous novels and collections of short stories who also wrote for young readers and scripts for children's programmes and drama series on television.[1]

Rozman was born in Celje in 1927. Soon after his birth the family moved to Maribor where he grew up. During the Second World War sent on forced labour to Germany and France. After the war he worked as a factory worker, musician, painter, actor and teacher and eventually a full-time writer. He died in Ljubljana in 2007.[2]

In 1965 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his novel Druščina (The Company).[3] In 1968 he won the Levstik Award for his book Reporter Tejč poroča (Tejč the Reporter Reports).[4]

Published works

Adult Prose
For Children and Young Adults

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