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Goran Vojnović

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Goran Vojnović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1980-06-11 (Ljubljana)
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
Writer, Screenwriter, Film director
Active Years
1998-2024

Education

Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
Film and Television
Country: Slovenia

Awards

Prešeren Foundation Award
2009
Work: Čefurji raus!
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞
Kresnik Award
2009
Work: Čefurji raus!
Result: 受賞
Angelus Award
2020
Work: Jugoslavija, moja dežela
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Čefurji raus! (Southern Scum Go Home!)

2008 Novel

Describes the life of immigrant youth in the Fužine estate in Ljubljana, their everyday problems and cultural differences.

ImmigrationCultural differencesYouth
Translations
  • Translated into many languages

Bibliography

  • Čefurji raus! (2008)
  • Jugoslavija, moja dežela (2011)
  • Figa (2016)
  • Đorđić se vrača (2021)
  • Zbiralec strahov (2022)

Translations of Works

  • Yugoslavia, My Fatherland (English, 2015)
  • The Fig Tree (English, 2020)

Legacy

Known as a modern Slovenian writer, highly acclaimed for his works dealing with immigration issues.

In Popular Culture

  • His work Čefurji raus! led to a lawsuit by Slovenian Police that was withdrawn after public outrage.

Trivia

  • Published his first poetry collection Lep je ta svet in 1998.
  • Čefurji raus! started as an unfinished film script.