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Ivan Lovrenović

イヴァン・ロヴレノヴィッチ

Ivan Lovrenović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-04-18 (Zagreb)
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Mrkonjić Grad → Zagreb → Sarajevo → Zagreb → Berlin → Sarajevo

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, journalist
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
Svjetlost Publishing House, Veselin Masleša Publishing House, Dani Magazine
Memberships
PEN Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina (former)

Education

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities / South Slavic Literatures, Language, Ethnology
Country: Croatia
High school also in Zagreb

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Putovanje Ivana Frane Jukića

1977 novel

Novel about the journey of Ivan Franjo Jukić

Bosnia history

Labirint i pamćenje

1989 essay

Cultural-historical essay on Bosnia

Bosnian culturememory

Unutarnja zemlja

1998 cultural history

A short cultural history of Bosnia and Herzegovina

cultural history
Translations
  • Translated to German, Czech, English

Bibliography

  • Obašašća i basanja
  • Putovanje Ivana Frane Jukića
  • Bosna i Hercegovina
  • Književnost bosanskih franjevaca
  • Skice, lajtmotivi, eseji
  • Labirint i pamćenje
  • Liber memorabilium
  • Ex tenebris
  • Bosna, kraj stoljeća
  • Unutarnja zemlja

Style & Themes

Literary Style
essayisticcultural criticism
Recurring Motifs
Bosnian identitymemory and history

Legacy

Known as a cultural historian of Bosnia and Herzegovina