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Ivan Cankar

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Profession
Poet
Died
Dec 11, 1918
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
Slovenia
About
A modernist Slovene author, poet, playwright, and activist, he is best known for his novel Na Klancu (On the Hill); his drama Hlapci (Serfs); and his satirical work Pohujsanje v dolini Sentflorijanski (Scandal in St. Florian Valley). He is also famous for his symbolist short stories.
Family
He was one of several children born to an impoverished artisan father, and he was raised mostly by his mother.

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