Mary Jugg Molek - an American writer and poet with Slovene roots

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  • Irena Milanič

Abstract

The article aims to give an overview on the literary works of Mary Jugg Molek (1909-1982). The author of the article investigates in particular her poems published between 1932 and 1943 in Mladinski list - Juvenile and her book Immigrant Woman published in 1976. Insight is given as to how this second-generation poet and writer dealt with her Slovene background.

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Published

1999-01-01

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Milanič, I. . (1999). Mary Jugg Molek - an American writer and poet with Slovene roots. Two Homelands, (10). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/twohomelands/article/view/13273

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No. 10 (1999)

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