Feri Lainšček (born 5 October 1959) is a Slovenian writer, poet, and screenwriter.

Early life

He was born Franc Lainšček in a Slovene

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

family in the village of Dolenci (part of Šalovci), in northeastern Slovenia, then part of the

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. He studied journalism at the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

. In the 1980s, he worked as a speaker at Radio Ljubljana. Since the 1990s, he has been living and working in the town of

Murska Sobota Murska Sobota (, Slovenian abbreviation: ''MS'' ; german: Olsnitz;''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. hu, Muraszombat) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the centre of the ...

in his native

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur R ...

region.

Work

In 1999, he wrote a novel, which is a story of the screenplay for the film '' Rooster's Breakfast'', the most successful Slovenian film to date. The screenplay of the film is based on one of Lainšček's novels. In the parliamentary elections of 2008, Lainšček ran for the

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for the social liberal party

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. Lainšček has also created works in

Prekmurje Slovene Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, East Slovene, or Wendish ( sl, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje, hu, vend nyelv, muravidéki nyelv, Prekmurje dialect: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmör ...

, professed a Prekmurje identity, and claimed that the Prekmurje dialect is a distinct language. Domanja rejč, Monošter 19 November 2010. Založba Franc-Franc

References

1959 births Living people People from the Municipality of Šalovci Slovenian Lutherans Zares politicians Slovenian novelists Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Slovenian screenwriters Male screenwriters University of Ljubljana alumni Kresnik Award laureates {{slovenia-writer-stub