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Julijana Matanović

ユリヤナ・マタノヴィッチ

Julijana Matanović

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959-04-06 (Gradačac, BiH)
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Gradačac (birth) → Slavonia (Đurđenovac, Osijek) → Zagreb

Career

Occupations
writer, university professor, literary critic
Active Years
1982-2024
Affiliations
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (former collaborator)

Education

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Pedagogical Faculty / Department of Yugoslav Languages and Literatures
Degree: 卒業
Period: 1978-1982
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: Croatia
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Philosophical Faculty / Department of Croatian Literature
Degree: 博士号
Period: 1980年代-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: Croatia
Magister and Doctorate

Awards

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
2014
Work: I na početku i na kraju bijaše kava
Category: 最優秀散文作品
Organization: Croatian Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Kiklop Award
2009
Work: Knjiga od žena, muškaraca, gradova i rastanaka
Category: 最優秀散文作品
Result: 受賞
Josip and Ivan Kozarac Award
1997
Work: Zašto sam vam lagala
Result: 受賞
Josip and Ivan Kozarac Lifetime Achievement Award
2022
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zašto sam vam lagala

1997 novel/short story collection

Bestseller combining autobiographical elements with fiction, 14 editions.

familyliesidentity
Translations
  • Slovenian, German, Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian

Bibliography

  • Četiri dimenzije sumnje (1988)
  • Barok iz suvremenosti gledat (1992)
  • Ključ za interpretaciju književnog djela - Ivan Gundulić (1993)
  • Zašto sam vam lagala (1997)
  • Bilješka o piscu (2000)
  • Lijepi običaji (2000)
  • Tko se boji lika još (2008)
  • Knjiga od žena, muškaraca, gradova i rastanaka (2009)
  • I na početku i na kraju bijaše kava (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
emotional styleintertextualmetafictional
Recurring Motifs
family relationshistory and memorysearch for identity

Legacy

Prominent contemporary Croatian writer and university professor. Prose translated into multiple languages, numerous awards.

Trivia

  • Of Šokac Croatian descent.
  • Married to Pavao Pavličić.
  • Expelled from HAZU in 2024.