Zdenka Žebre

Zdenka Žebre (15 November 1920 – 2011) was a Slovene writer, best known for her books with an African theme.[2]

Zdenka Žebre
Born(1920-11-15)15 November 1920
Ljubljana, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now in Slovenia)
Died2011 (aged 90–91)[1]
Occupationwriter
Notable worksOkomfu Anoči, Se spominjaš Afrike, Jernejček v daljni deželi

Early years

Žebre was born in Ljubljana in 1920. She studied Law but her studies were interrupted by the Second World War. In 1963 she moved to Africa with her husband and lived in Ethiopia and Ghana for over a decade.

Writing career

Africa inspired her to start writing and she worked on her novel Okomfu Anoči about the Ashanti priest and statesman Okomfo Anokye. She continued to use Africa as an inspiration for her work, including the three children's books she published. She also wrote a memoir of her life in Africa in the autobiographical novel entitled Se spominjaš Afrike (Do You Remember Africa?), published in 2003.[3]

Published works
for adults
  • Okomfu Anoči (Okomfo Anokye), 1982
  • Kamen na srcu (A Stone on the Heart), 1996
  • Se spominjaš Afrike? (Do You Remember Africa?), 2003
for children
  • Jernejček v daljni deželi (Jernejček in a Far Away Land), 1979
  • Petra in gazela Frčela (Petra and Frčela the Gazelle), 1987
  • V čudežni svet in nazaj (To the Magic Land and Back), 1997

References
  1. "Žebre, Zdenka (1920-2011)" (PDF). mladinska. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. Mladina 15 May 2003



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