The Pillichmandle: presentation of the German edition at the Slovenska čitalnica (Slovenian Reading Room) in Graz On 16 March, the Slovenian Reading Room in Graz hosted the presentation of Anja Moric’s book Polšji možic (The Pillichmandle). Co-published by the Putscherle Institute and the Cultural Association Article 7 for the Austrian Styria – Pavlova hiša, the book was also published in German translation as Das Pilichmandl in December 2022. It was translated into German by a group of students led by Karin Almasy at the University of Graz, ITAT. The event, which took place in Slovenian and German, was simultaneously translated by Sebastian Walcher. The publication of the book was supported…

The Pillichmandle: book presentation in Občinska knjižnica Prebold On Thursday, 8 December 2022, we presented the books of the Putscherle Institute at the Prebold Municipal Library, with a focus on the picture book The Pillichmandle, a story from the forests of Kočevje. The evening was held in cooperation with the Ethnological Society “Srečno” from Griže. The evening was enlivened by the musical ensembles Ubrane strune and Zabukovčani. You can read more about the event here. Share This:

Three children’s books were published, thematically dealing with Kočevje, Kostel and Osilnica and the narrative heritage of these areas: Pilichmandle: A Story from the Kočevje Forests, Mikul’s devil: Devilry in Kostel, and How the Little Wolf Vilko Became the Hero Vilko Klepec. The books were created as part of the Heroes of Mysterious Forests project. Author: Anja Moric Illustrations: Barbara Koblar Published by: Putscherle Institute Year of publication: 2021   Share This:

A childrens’ book about the ingenious beekeeper Jurij Jonke, who saved the town of Kočevje/Gottschee and taught people how to keep bees. The book is suitable for elementary school children. It is richly illustrated and contains information for parents and teachers. Author: Anja Moric Illustrations by: Barbara Koblar Published by: The Putscherle Institute Pages: 40 Language: Slovenian Price: 19.90 €, free delivery is available between Kočevje and Ljubljana. Orders are accepted at: info@putscherle.com You can read more about Jurij Jonke here. The project was supported by: Ministry of Culture of the RS, Inotherm and Municipality of Kočevje. Share This: