Dim Zupan
Dim Zupan is a Slovene children's writer. He has also published three novels for adult readers.
Zupan was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied Law at the University of Ljubljana. He published his first children's book in 1991, introducing the characters of Drekec Pekec and Pukec Smukec which became very popular with young readers and feature in a further four of his books. He has also published over twenty other books, including three novels and a theatre play.
In 1996 he received the Levstik Award for his books Drekec Pekec in Pukec Smukec and Leteči mački.
Published works
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- Trije dnevi Drekca Pekca in Pukca Smukca, 1991
- Trnovska mafija, 1992
- Tri noči Drekca Pekca in Pukca Smukca, 1993
- Tri skrivnosti Drekca Pekca in Pukca Smukca, 1994
- Tri zvezdice Drekca Pekca in Pukca Smukca, 1995
- Leteči mački, 1996
- Trnovska mafija drugič, 1997
- Tri spoznanja Drekca Pekca in Pukca Smukca, 1998
- Rdeči teloh, 1998
- Onkraj srebrne mavrice, 1998
- Modri kamen modrosti, 1999
- Dežela odrezanih glav, 2001
- Osica Maja, 2004
- Ko pridejo angelčki, 2004
- Štirinajst in pol, 2005
- Hektor in ribja usoda, 2006
- Hektor in mala šola, 2007
- Deklica za ogledalom, 2007
- Hektor in velika avantura, 2009
- Hektor in male ljubezni, 2009
- Bela noč v črni vasi, 2009
- Temna zvezda smrti, 1993
- Žametni soj, 2000
- Hudo brezno, 2005