Dim Zupan

Dim Zupan
Born(1946-02-19)19 February 1946
Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
OccupationFiction writer
Notable worksLeteči mački, Drekec Pekec in Pukec Smukec
Notable awardsLevstik Award
1996 for Leteči mački

Dim Zupan (born 19 February 1946) is a Slovene children's writer. He has also published three novels for adult readers.[1]

Zupan was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied Law at the University of Ljubljana. He published his first children's book in 1991, introducing the characters of Drekec Pekec and Pukec Smukec (Super Pooper and Farty Party) which became very popular with young readers and feature in a further four of his books. He has also published over twenty other books, including three novels and a theatre play.[2]

In 1996 he received the Levstik Award for his books Drekec Pekec in Pukec Smukec (Super Pooper and Farty Party) and Leteči mački (Flying Cats).[3]

  1. ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book Agency Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.