Marjan Amalietti (19 July 1923 – 1988) was a Slovene architect, also known for his illustrations, comics and caricatures.[1][2]

Marjan Amalietti
Born(1923-07-19)19 July 1923
Died1988
NationalitySlovenian
EducationTechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana
Known forarchitecture, illustrating, caricature
Notable workArchitecture, illustration and caricature
AwardsLevstik Award
1978 for Netočka Nezvanova and Ulenspiegel

Amalietti was born in Ormož in 1923. He studied architecture at what was then the Technical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana (now the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy) and graduated in 1954. From 1957 he also taught at the faculty. For many years his caricatures were regularly published in the satirical magazine Pavliha. He also illustrated numerous children's books. In 1978 he won the Levstik Award for his illustrations of Netočka Nezvanova and Ulenspiegel (Netochka Nezvanova and Ulenspiegel).[3]

Selected Illustrated Works

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  • Socializem v Kozji vasi (Socializm in Goatsville), written by Vid Pečjak, 1988
  • Majhen človek na veliki poti (A Small Man on a Big Road), written by Vida Brest, 1983
  • Deček na črnem konju (The Boy on the Black Horse), written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1979
  • Kaplan Martin Čedermac (Chaplain Martin Čedermac), written by France Bevk, 1978
  • Potepuh in nočna lučka (The Vagabond and the Night Light), written by Svetlana Makarovič, 1977
  • Maruška Potepuška (Maruška's Adventures), picture book without text, 1977
  • Ulenspiegel (Ulenspiegel), written by Jiří Kolář, 1977
  • Netočka Nezvanova (Netochka Nezvanova ), written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1977

References

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  1. ^ Marjan Amalietti on the UPPS - Udruženje za promociju i produkciju stripa (Union for the Promotion and Production of Comics) site
  2. ^ Razstava slovenskih stripov od leta 1917 dalje (Exhibition of Slovene Comics from 1917 Onwards), article in Delo 7 June 2011
  3. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-12.