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| Born | 31 May 1960 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | Literary historian, literary theorist, essayist and translator |
| Notable works | Ujetniki bolečine |
| Notable awards | Rožanc Award 1996 for Ujetniki bolečine |
Tomo Virk (born 31 May 1960) is a Slovene literary historian and essayist.[1]
Virk was born in Ljubljana in 1960. He studied Comparative literature and German language at the University of Ljubljana and works as a lecturer at the University.[2] He was head of the Jury for the Kresnik Award between 2004 and 2007. In 1996 he received the Rožanc Award for his book of literary essays Ujetniki bolečine (Prisoners of Pain).
- ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ University of Ljubljana Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine