Irena Cerar She grew up at the foot of the Kamnik Mountains, but later exchanged these mountains for Ljubljana's Rožnik. As a child, she spent a lot of time with her school librarian, who raised her to be a passionate reader. At first, she wanted to become a biologist, but her Slovene teacher wisely advised her to develop her talent for languages and writing, saying that she would always be able to write about nature. That's how it turned out. At the end of her studies in comparative literature, Irena set out on her own path: she graduated in mountain fairy tales and short stories. Since then, she has been a woman who believes in the power of nature and words.

Is author and storyteller, longtime editor of the children's magazine National Geographic Junior. 

She has been exploring Slovenian landscapes with folk tales for many years. Her love of stories and wandering has already been realized in a series of family excursion guides.

With the book Potepuški okruški, she first entered the field of essayistic travel writing about experiencing the world, and in 2022 she received the Winged Turtle Award for best literary travel writing. Nature Sanctuaries is her latest, highly considered work of nature writing.

He will talk to the author. Miha Kovač, publicist, commentator and full professor at the Department of Library, Information Science and Book Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana.

In the study reading room within the University for the Third Age.

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