Josip Jurčič (4 March 1844 – 3 May 1881) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He was born in Muljava,

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(now part of the municipality of

Ivančna Gorica Ivančna Gorica (; in older sources also ''Vanjčina Gorica'') is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central S ...

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)Levec, Fran. 1881. Josip Jurčič. ''Ljubljanski zvon'' 1(6) (June 1): 1. and baptized ''Josephus Jurshizh''. He died from

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in Ljubljana. Jurčič followed the literary program proposed by

Fran Levstik Fran Levstik (28 September 1831 – 16 November 1887) was a Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic. He was one of the most prominent exponents of the Young Slovene political movement. Life and work Levstik was born in 18 ...

and was one of the most influential Slovene romantic realists. The -long Jurčič Trail ( sl, Jurčičeva pot) from

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(where he attended primary school; he also attended school in Videm) through Muljava to the source of the Krka River and Krka Cave is named after him. The house where he was born is now an

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Selected works

* ''Pripovedka o beli kači'' (1861) (''The Tale of the White Snake'') * ''Spomini na deda'' (1863) (''Memories of Grandfather'') * ''Jurij Kozjak, slovenski janičar'' (1864) (''Jurij Kozjak, a Slovene

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) * ''Deseti brat'' (1866) (''The Tenth Brother''); now recognized as the first Slovene novel * ''Veronika Deseniška'' (1881); a play * ''Kozlovska sodba v Višnji Gori'' (1867) (''The Famous Goat Trial''); a humorous short story

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Jurčič works in e-books
1844 births 1881 deaths People from the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica 19th-century Carniolan writers Carniolan journalists Young Slovenes politicians 19th-century journalists Male journalists 19th-century male writers 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Writers of the Romantic era Tuberculosis deaths in Slovenia {{Slovenia-writer-stub