Zoran Jerin (13 February 1925 – 6 February 2005) was a Slovene journalist, writer and editor. He won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award () 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 by a Slovene publishin ...

in 1978 for his book ''Himalaja, rad te imam'' (Himalayas, I Love You) published after an expedition to the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

in 1975, one of a total of seven journeys he made to Nepal and India.The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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Published works

* ''Himalaja, rad te imam'' (Himalayas, I Love You), 1978 * ''Vzhodno od Katmanduja'' (West of Kathmandu), 1965

References

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