Marjan Manček (born 3 January 1948) is a Slovene

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

and

animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...

. He has illustrated over 190 books and is himself also the author of 30 children's picture books and comics. He also produced a number of short animated films.Slovenia's Best for Young Readers
by the

Slovenian Book Agency The Slovenian Book Agency ( sl, Javna agencija za knjigo Republike Slovenije often abbreviated to ''JAK'' or ''JAKRS'') is an autonomous government agency in Slovenia that was created to promote the importance of books and reading in Slovenia and be ...

Manček was born in Novo Mesto in 1948. He studied English and History at the University of Ljubljana, but mostly worked as a free-lance caricaturist, illustrator and film animator. In 2007 he won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

for lifetime achievement in illustration.

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Slovenian illustrators Slovenian caricaturists Slovenian comics artists Slovenian children's book illustrators Living people 1948 births People from Novo Mesto Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni {{slovenia-artist-stub