Ivo Zorman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1926 Gora pri Komendi, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now in Slovenia) |
| Died | 14 January 2009 (aged 82) Kamnik, Slovenia |
| Occupation | writer and editor |
| Notable works | Draga moja Iza, V sedemnajstem, V tem mesecu se osipa mak |
| Notable awards | Levstik Award 1969 for V tem mesecu se osipa mak |
Ivo Zorman (3 May 1926 – 14 January 2009) was a Slovene writer and editor. He wrote short stories and novels as well as radio plays.[1]
Zorman was born in the village of Gora near Komenda in central Slovenia in 1926.[2] He went to school in Ljubljana and as a young man participated in the Slovene resistance and joined the Partisans. After the war he worked as a teacher for a while and then an editor until his retirement in 1977. He often used themes from his experiences in the war in his work. One of his best-known novels is Draga moja Iza (Μy Dear Iza) which was made into a film in 1979.[3] He died in Kamnik in 2009.
In 1969 he won the Levstik Award for his book V tem mesecu se osipa mak (This is the Month the Poppies Scatter).[4]
