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Brane Mozetič

ブラネ・モゼチッチ

Brane Mozetič

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-10-14 (Ljubljana)
Nationality
Slovenian, Slovene
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, editor, translator
Active Years
1976-2024
Affiliations
Centre for Slovenian Literature
Influenced By
Arthur Rimbaud, Jean Genet, Michel Foucault

Education

University of Ljubljana
Comparative literature and Literary theory
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Slovenia

Awards

Jenko Award
2003
Work: Banalije
Organization: Slovene Prešeren Fund
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Banalije

2003 poetry collection

Known for its homoerotic poetry.

homoeroticismbanalities
Translations
  • translated into twelve languages

Bibliography

  • Sneguljčica je sedem palčkov (1976)
  • Soledadesi (1978)
  • Pesmi in plesi (1982)
  • Modrina dotika (1986)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Rimbaud, Genet, Foucault into Slovene

Translations of Works

  • Numerous translations listed in bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
homoerotic poetrybanal and everyday language
Recurring Motifs
homoeroticismbanalitiesdreams and reality

Legacy

One of the most translated contemporary Slovenian authors, known for editing LGBT anthologies.

In Popular Culture

  • Organizer of Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival

Trivia

  • Edited four anthologies of LGBT literature.
  • Over forty books translated into other languages.