Feri Lainšček

Feri Lainšček
Born
Franc Lainšček

(1959-10-05) October 5, 1959
Dolenci, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
OccupationWriter, poet, screenwriter
Notable worksPetelinji zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast, 1999)

Feri Lainšček (born 5 October 1959), also known as Franc Lainšček, is a Slovenian writer, mainly of novels for both adults and youth. Many of his novels have been adapted into films, including the box-office hit Rooster's Breakfast, based on his 1999 novel Petelinji zajtrk. He has won many awards for his novels, and in 2021 he received the Prešeren Lifetime Achievement Award.