Slovenia Times
11. February, 2021
Ljubljana – Drago JanÄar, arguably Slovenia’s leading contemporary writer, has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. He was nominated by the Slovenian Writers’ Association (DSP), the Slovenian PEN centre and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU).
DSP head Dušan Merc confirmed media reports for the STA that the nomination had been filed recently together with a three-page expert argumentation in English.
In recent years, JanÄar has been alternating with Boris Pahor as Slovenian candidate for the prize. “But now we estimate that JanÄar is our representative and author best known in the world,” Merc said.