Background
Partljič was born in Maribor and grew up in Pesnica pri Mariboru.
Partljič was born in Maribor and grew up in Pesnica pri Mariboru.
He studied in Maribor and graduated in Slovene and English language in 1965 and worked as a teacher and then as a dramaturge and artistic director at the Slovene National Theatre and the Ljubljana City Theatre.
He was also president of the Slovene Writers" Association between 1983 and 1987.
Between 1990 and 2004 he was a member of the Slovenian National Assembly, from 1994 as a member of the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) party.