Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1992) Winner
Feđa Šehović
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Feđa Šehović
Pen Names:
Raul Mitrovich（Used for historical novels in the 1980s）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-03-16 （Bileća, BiH）
- Died
- 2025-01-31 （Dubrovnik） age 94
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Languages
- Croatian
- Residence History
- Zagreb → Split → Dubrovnik
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, journalist, educator, theater director, librarian
- Active Years
- 1959-2025
- Affiliations
- Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Splitu, Naučna biblioteka Dubrovnik, Dom Marina Držića
- Influenced By
- Umberto Eco
- Influenced
- Nedjeljko Fabrio, Ivan Aralica
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb | Faculty of Philosophy | Department of Yugoslavistics | diploma | ~1954 | Croatia |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Department of Yugoslavistics
Degree:
diploma
Period:
~1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Croatia
Studied Yugoslavistics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski | Svi kapetanovi brodolomi | — | Matica hrvatska | winner |
Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
1992
Work:
Svi kapetanovi brodolomi
Organization:
Matica hrvatska
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dubrovačka tralalalogija
1974 novelHumorous-satirical portrait of Dubrovnik and its people, morals, and customs in a cycle of six novels
Dubrovnikhistorysatire
Svi kapetanovi brodolomi
1992 historical novelHistorical novel
shipwreckshistory
Gorak okus duše
1983 historical novelHistorical novel using postmodern techniques
historypostmodernism
Bibliography
- Kazin (1974)
- Savršeno umorstvo (1975)
- Veljun (1977)
- De bello ragusino (1980)
- Dogon (1980)
- Knjiga postanka (1981)
- Gorak okus duše (1983)
- Oslobađanje đavola (1987)
- Uvod u tvrđavu (1989)
- Svi kapetanovi brodolomi (1992)
- Četiri vozača u apokalipsi (1994)
- Vidra (1980)
- Zločin u samostanu (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- postmodern techniquesneo-historical novelsatire
- Recurring Motifs
- Dubrovniklocal historyhistorical perspective
Legacy
One of the founders of the so-called neo-historical novel in Croatian literature, known for works themed around Dubrovnik