Croatia rediviva: Ča, Kaj, Što – baštinski dani
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Edition 2 (1992) Winner
Drago Štambuk
ドラゴ・シュタンブク
Drago Štambuk
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-09-20 （Selca, Brač）
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Languages
- Croatian, English, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese
- Residence History
- Split → Zagreb → London → India → Sri Lanka → Egypt → Japan → South Korea → Brazil → Colombia → Venezuela → Iran
Career
- Occupations
- physician, internist, gastroenterologist, hepatologist, poet, essayist, diplomat, ambassador
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia), Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, Tokyo
- Memberships
- Croatian Writers' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium in Split | — | — | — | — | Croatia |
| University of Zagreb School of Medicine | School of Medicine | — | 医学士 | — | Croatia |
Gymnasium in Split
Country:
Croatia
high school
University of Zagreb School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Degree:
医学士
Country:
Croatia
Specialized in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star
2019
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Incompatible animals
1995 poetryEnglish poetry collection
incompatibilityanimals
Translations
- English
Black wave
2009 poetryEnglish-Japanese poetry collection
black wavesea
Translations
- English
- Japanese
And the sea is no more
2011 poetryEnglish poetry collection
loss of the sea
Translations
- English
Translations of Works
- Arabic: Language of dismemberment/Loghat al-tamazzuq (2000)
- Spanish: El viento de las estrellas oscuras (2003)
- French: Pierre Nocturne (2009)
- Portuguese: Céu no poço (2014)
- Spanish: Historia (2018)
- Spanish: El ruiseñor y la fortaleza (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- leading Croatian contemporary poetrywidely translated internationally
- Recurring Motifs
- seawaveloss
Legacy
One of the leading contemporary Croatian poets with over 70 poetry books published and widely translated. Also a prominent diplomat, visiting professor at Harvard, ambassador to Japan and others. Awarded Order of the Rising Sun by Japan.
In Popular Culture
- In 2024, Iranian opera singer Reza Fekri composed music for his poem and performed at his poetry festival.
Quotes
-
a real poet
Source: Raymond Carver
Trivia
- Named 'a real poet' by Raymond Carver.
- Published more than 70 books of poetry, widely translated.
- Among the first researchers on liver diseases and AIDS.
- Served as plenipotentiary of newly independent Croatia to the UK (1991-1994).