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  • Prežihov Voranc as a tool for attracting tourists
    Potočnik Topler, Jasna
    Also in Slovenia, the concept of literary tourism is becoming increasingly interesting not only for researchers and students, but also for tourism practitioners and destination managers, who are ... interested in the demand and supply of this sub-type of tourism. Positive examples of its development can be found across the world, of course with each destination having its own characteristics. Since literary trails in Slovenia already exist and are mapped, the article addresses the research question how the author Lovro Kuhar – Prežihov Voranc (1893 -1950) can attract foreign tourists to the destination of Slovenia. The main idea is to find references to foreign lands and towns in his life and work, and further on use these references as elements of storytelling. It is well known that when Prežih was hiding from the regimes because of his activist and political work, he was travelling across Europe. He spent some time in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Norway, France, Russia, etc. These places he visited can be along with Prežih’s writings, stories from his and contemporary times, and various travelogues used as references for attracting tourists. Prežih’s collection of short stories titled Solzice (Teardrops) along with his works Samorastniki (Self-Sown), Požganica, Jamnica, Doberdob represent the foundation of creating new stories, notes and travelogues and can be utilised as tools for attracting wider audiences, not only visitors from Slovenia. A small museum devoted to Prežih’s life and work already exists, representing a typical farmer’s cottage from the beginning of the 20th century, but the museum’s management wants to upgrade it into a contemporary museum by involving visitors and using new technologies.
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2022
    Language - english, slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 123856643