Andrej Hieng (17 February 1925 – 17 January 2000) was a Slovene writer, playwright and theatre director.
Andrej Hieng
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| Born | (1925-02-17)17 February 1925 Ljubljana, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now in Slovenia |
| Died | 17 January 2000(2000-01-17) (aged 74) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright, theatre director |
| Notable works | Čarodej, Obnebje metuljev, Čudežni feliks |
| Notable awards | Prešeren Award 1988 for his prose and drama works Kresnik Award 1994 Čudežni Feliks |
Hieng was born in Ljubljana in 1925. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Ljubljana between 1948 and 1952 and worked as a theatre director in Kranj, Celje and Ljubljana. As well as his plays, he is also known for his novels and short stories.[1]
He received a number of awards including the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1967 for his novel Gozd in pečina,[2] the Grand Prešeren Award in 1988 for his literary and dramatic opus[3] and the Kresnik Award for his novel Čudežni feliks in 1994.[4] In 1995 he was made a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[5] He died in Ljubljana in 2000.