Miran Ogrin (1914–1985) was a Slovene journalist who worked for the ''Nedeljski dnevnik'' weekly newspaper. He travelled extensively and published a number of travelogues. His books are packed with factual information, but have been criticized for lacking a personal note. He won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

in 1974 for his book on travelling the length of the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

''Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje'' (From California to the Land of Fire).

Bibliography

* ''Daleč od civilizacije: življenje plemen ob Amazonki'' (Far from Civilization: the Lives of Tribes along the Amazon), 1956 * ''Srednji vzhod'' (The Middle East), 1961 * ''Od Nila do Karatgene'' (From the Nile to Carthage), 1967 * ''Širine sveta'' (The Breadths of the World), 1969 * ''Na jugi sveta'' (At the South of the World), 1969 * ''Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje'' (From California to the Land of Fire), 1974 * ''Vzhodni veter: od Urala do Kitajske in arabskih pustinj'' (An Eastern Wind: From the Urals to China and the Arab Deserts), 1978 * ''Po stopinjah Aleksandra Velikega'' (Following the Footsteps of Alexander the Great), 1982

References

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