Vida Jeraj Hribar (4 May 19026 May 2002) was a

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ist and

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who was named Slovene Woman of the Year in 1992 after publishing a book of her

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s at the age of 91. Jeraj was born in

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in 1902. Her father was also a violinist and her mother was the writer

Vida Jeraj Vida Jeraj, born Frančiška Vovk, (31 March 1860 – 1 May 1932) was a Slovene poet and lyricist. Born in Bled, she travelled extensively through the Austrian Empire and, later the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, living in Ljubljana, Vien ...

. The family moved to

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in 1919 where she continued her musical studies and later also taught at the Musical Society Conservatorium and became the headmistress of the newly established Ljubljana Music and Ballet Secondary School in 1953. At the age of 91 she published a book of memoirs entitled ''Večerna sonata: spomini z Dunaja, Pariza in Ljubljane, 1902–1933'' (Evening Sonata: Memoirs of Vienna, Paris and Ljubljana, 1902–1933) for which she was awarded the

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in 1993. She died two days after her 100th birthday. She was married to the philosopher Mirko Hribar, and was the sister-in-law of Ksenija Hribar, whose fate was depicted in

Drago Jančar Drago Jančar (born 13 April 1948) is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar's n ...

's novel ''

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''.

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