Background
Dolenc was born in Ljubljana in 1945.
Dolenc was born in Ljubljana in 1945.
He started studying comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana but never completed his studies.
He writes novels, collections of short stories, children"s books, travelogues and articles He worked at Mladina for a few years in the early 1970s. Since 1973 he works as a free-lance writer
He has written over thirty books, several screenplays and numerous articles
He is also known for his juvenile fiction. His passion for scuba diving is often reflected in the subject matter he chooses for his writing.
The Adriatic and its islands have marked many of his books both for adult and young readers. In 2008 his two most successful novels The Gorjanci Vampire and The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse were made into feature films.