Ivan Cankar
Slovenian author and playwright who is the most important figure in Slovenian literature. His symbolist and social-critical fiction depicted the suffering of the Slovenian working class and intellectuals.
Works
- The Bailiff Yerney and His RightsNovella about a rural laborer's struggle for dignity and rights
- Hlapec Jernej in njegova pravicaNovella about a rural laborer's struggle for dignity and rights
- The Ward of Our Lady of MercyNovella examining poverty and institutional cruelty in Slovenia
- Martin Kacur
- My Life