Juš Kozak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Juš Kozak

writer and playwright

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1892

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1964

Profession: writer, teacher, partisan, editor, critic, essayist, theatre critic

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Juš Kozak

  • Juš Kozak (26 June 1892 – 29 August 1964), also known under the pseudonym Jalanov, was a Slovenian writer, playwright, and editor.
  • He is best known for his autobiographic novels, such as Celica (The Cell) on his experience as a political prisoner, and Lesena žlica (The Wooden Spoon) on life during World War II. He was born in a wealthy middle-class family in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • His younger brothers Ferdo and Vlado Kozak became political activists.
  • He studied history and geography at the University of Vienna, but finished his studies only in 1921 at the University of Ljubljana.
  • In 1914, Kozak was arrested by the Austrian police because of alleged collaboration with the radical pro-Yugoslav nationalist youth organization Preporod, which had ties with the militant Bosnian organization Young Bosnia, often considered to be terrorist.
  • Immediately after release from prison, he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and fought first on the Eastern Front and then in the Italian Front. After the war, he settled in Ljubljana, where he worked as a high school teacher.
  • In 1935, he became the chief editor of the literary journal Ljubljanski zvon.
  • As editor, he opened the journal to Marxist and Communist authors, who published their articles under pseudonyms. During World War II, he collaborated with the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People.
  • In 1942, he was arrested by the Fascist authorities of the Italian-occupied Province of Ljubljana.
  • After the Italian armistice, he joined the Partisan resistance.
  • After the war, he dedicated himself to writing.
  • Between 1946 and 1947, he was the chief editor of the literary journal Novi svet (New World).
  • Between 1948 and 1955, he worked as the stage director of the Drama Theatre in Ljubljana.
  • In 1961, he became a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and in 1963 he received the Prešeren Award.
  • He died in Ljubljana.

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