Louis Adamic

Louis Adamic
Born
Alojzij Adamič

(1898-03-23)March 23, 1898
Praproče pri Grosupljem, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Slovenia)
DiedSeptember 4, 1951(1951-09-04) (aged 53)
Riegelsville, New Jersey, United States
NationalityYugoslav
Occupation(s)Author, translator
AwardsAnisfield-Wolf Book Award for From Many Lands

Louis Adamic[notes 1] (Slovene: Alojzij Adamič; March 23, 1898[notes 2] – September 4, 1951) was a Slovene-American author and translator, mostly known for writing about and advocating for ethnic diversity of the United States.[5]

  1. ^ Nutall, Dorothy (August 16, 1936). "The Librarian's Corner". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 32. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Funk, C. E. (1936) What's the Name, Please?: A guide to the correct pronunciation of current prominent names, Funk & Wagnalls Company, Digitized February 12, 2010
  3. ^ "Unknown". Slavistična revija. 30. Slavistično društvo v Ljubljani, Inštitut za slovenski jezik, Inštitut za literaturo, 1982: 352. 1982.
  4. ^ Adamič, France (1983). Spomini in pričevanja o življenju in delu Louisa Adamiča [Memories and Testimonies about the Life and Work of Louis Adamic] (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Prešernova družba [Prešeren's Society]. p. 19. COBISS 14064129.
  5. ^ Shiffman, D. (2003) Rooting Multiculturalism: The Work of Louis Adamic, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ISBN 9780838640029


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