This year's recipient of the Prešeren Prize, novelist Vladimir Kavčič, died after post-surgery complications last night.

Kavčič was 82 years old. He was one of the most well-known representatives of Slovenian modern literature. The settings in most of his books take place during WWII and the post-war years.

In February this year, together with composer and author Pavle Merku, Vladimir Kavčič received the highest Slovenian decoration for special achievements in the fields of arts and culture, the Prešeren Prize.