Jurca, Branca (1914–1999)
Jurca, Branca (1914–1999)
Slovenian writer. Name variations: Branka Jurca. Born near Sezana, Slovenia, in 1914; died in 1999; educated in Maribor.
Worked as a teacher, editor and freelance author; during WWII, was active in the resistance against the Nazis; was captured and sent to 2 concentration camps, Gonars and Ravensbrück; survived the camps and returned to Yugoslavia (1945); wrote and published several books and articles, eventually becoming a full-time editor and freelance writer who concentrated on books for young readers; best known for autobiography Rodis se samo enkrat (You're Only Born Once, 1972); also published novel Ko zorijo jagode (When the Berries Bloom, 1974), which was filmed as Strawberry Time.
See also Women in World History.
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