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Dragan Todorović

ドラガン・トドロヴィッチ

Dragan Todorović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-09 (Kragujevac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia)
Nationality
Serbian
Languages
Serbian, English
Residence History
Yugoslavia (until 1995) → Canada (early 1990s to 2005) → England (from 2005)

Career

Occupations
writer, multimedia artist, journalist, editor, television personality
Active Years
1977-2024
Affiliations
University of Warwick
Memberships
Serbian edition of Who's Who
Nominations
Border Crossing nominated for Canadian National Magazine Award (1997), Diary of Interrupted Days shortlisted for Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Amazon.ca/Quill & Quire First Novel Award, Toronto Book Awards (2009)

Awards

Best Young Journalist award
1980
Result: winner
New York Festivals
Result: winner
John Caples International Awards
Result: winner
Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize
2006
Work: The Book of Revenge
Category: Non-Fiction
Organization: Writers' Trust of Canada
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Book of Revenge

2006 memoir

Memoir detailing experiences during the Yugoslav wars.

warimmigrationrevenge

Diary of Interrupted Days

2009 novel

Novel about war and personal interruptions.

waridentityloss

Bibliography

  • Tajfun zvani Bruce (1989)
  • Džokej pun burbona (1990)
  • Pogled kroz prozor metroa (1991)
  • Sen & san (1993)
  • The Book of Revenge (2006)
  • Diary of Interrupted Days (2009)
  • Pjesme uz koje ne plešem (2009)
  • Little red transistor radio from Trieste (2012)

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Tom Waits' poetry (Džokej pun burbona, 1990)

Legacy

Serbian-born Canadian-British writer known for works based on war experiences, winner of several awards, teaches creative writing at University of Warwick.