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Goran Tribuson

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Goran Tribuson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-08-06 （Bjelovar）
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Bjelovar → Zagreb

Career

Occupations
writer, film screenwriter, television screenwriter, professor
Active Years
1972-2024
Affiliations
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)
Memberships
Department for Literature of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Education

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Department of Filmology / Filmology
Degree: Magistar
Country: Croatia

Awards

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
1991
Work: Potonulo groblje
Organization: Croatian Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
1999
Result: 受賞
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
1999
Work: Trava i korov
Organization: Croatian Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
2019
Work: Otac od bronce
Organization: Croatian Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Fran Galović Award
2019
Work: Otac od bronce
Result: 受賞
Award of the City of Zagreb
2020
Organization: City of Zagreb
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Čuješ li nas, Frido Štern

1981 fantasy

A fantasy novel with Central European occult elements.

occultCentral European iconography

Potonulo groblje

1990 horror

A horror novel where the protagonist's hometown sinks, allegorical of Croatia's future.

hometowntraumaprophetic vision
Adaptations
  • [film] Potonulo groblje

Trava i korov

1999 autobiographical prose

Autobiographical accounts of growing up in Bjelovar in the 1960s.

childhoodpop culture1960s

Otac od bronce

2019 novel

Protagonist returns home amid impending war, family issues, love story.

familywarlove

Crvena prašina

film script

Adapted into film.

Adaptations
  • [film] Crvena prašina (1999)

Odmori se, zaslužio si

TV series script

TV series capturing the spirit of Zagreb.

Adaptations
  • [TV series] Odmori se, zaslužio si

Bibliography

  • Zavjera kartografa (1972)
  • Praška smrt (1975)
  • Raj za pse (1978)
  • Spavaća kola (1983)
  • Klasici na ekranu (1987)
  • Osmi okular (1998)
  • Zvijezda kabarea (1998)
  • Klub obožavatelja (2001)
  • Noćne priče (2010)
  • Rani dani (1997)
  • Trava i korov (1999)
  • Mrtva priroda (2003)
  • Vrijeme ljubavi (2017)
  • Snijeg u Heidelbergu (1980)
  • Čuješ li nas, Frido Štern (1981)
  • Ruski rulet (1982)
  • Polagana predaja (1984)
  • Zavirivanje (1985)
  • Legija stranaca (1985)
  • Made in USA (1986)
  • Uzvratni susret (1986)
  • Povijest pornografije (1988)
  • Siva zona (1989)
  • Potonulo groblje (1990)
  • Dublja strana zaljeva (1991)
  • Sanatorij (1993)
  • Noćna smjena (1996)
  • Bijesne lisice (2001)
  • Ne dao Bog većeg zla (2002)
  • Gorka čokolada (2004)
  • Kuća u kojoj stanuje vrag (2006)
  • Divlja plaža (2008)
  • Zbirka otrova (2010)
  • Susjed u nevolji (2014)
  • Propali kongres (2014)
  • Sestrica s jezera (2015)
  • Otac od bronce (2019)

Adaptations

  • Crvena prašina (film,1999)
  • Ne dao Bog većeg zla (film)
  • Odmori se, zaslužio si (TV series)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Transition from fantasy to crime novelsStrong autobiographical elementsHeavy use of pop culture references
Recurring Motifs
Bjelovar hometown1960s-70s pop cultureCentral European occultloss of homeland

Legacy

One of the most prolific and widely read Croatian prose writers, spanning fantasy, crime, and autobiography. Member of HAZU.

In Popular Culture

  • Collaborated with sister director Snježana Tribuson on films and TV.

Trivia

  • Sister is film director Snježana Tribuson.
  • Full member of HAZU since 2008.
  • Long-time editor at Školska knjiga.