What is Žarko Petan?
[[image:Žarko Petan (2007).jpg|thumb|Žarko Petan]] '''Žarko Petan''' (27 March 1929 – 2 May 2014) was a [[Slovenia]]n writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and movie director. He is known as a writer of [[aphorism]]s. His career began in 1950. He wrote over 100 essays and novels. Between 1992 and 1994, he served as Director General of the [[Slovenian National Radio and Television Broadcast]]. Petan was born in [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia. Petan died on 2 May 2014 at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.siol.net/kultura/oder/2014/05/umrl_je_zarko_petan.aspx |title=Umrl je Žarko Petan |trans-title=Žarko Petan has died |accessdate=2014-05-03 |date=2014-05-03 |work=Siol.net |archive-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605072533/http://www.siol.net/kultura/oder/2014/05/umrl_je_zarko_petan.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Petan, Zarko}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Slovenian writers]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:Yugoslavian essayists]] [[Category:Movie directors]] [[Category:People from Ljubljana]] {{bio-stub}}