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Jurica Pavičić

ユリツァ・パヴィチッチ

Jurica Pavičić

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-11-02 (Split)
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Split → Zagreb

Career

Occupations
writer, columnist, film critic, filmologist
Active Years
1989-
Affiliations
Slobodna Dalmacija, Vijenac, Zarez
Nominations
Nominated for Nagrada Meša Selimović (2017)

Education

University of Zagreb
History and World Literature
Country: Croatia
Graduated in history and world literature

Awards

Nagrada Fric
2017
Work: Crvena voda
Category: 文学
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
2018
Work: Crvena voda
Category: 文学
Result: 受賞
Le Point du Polar européen
2021
Work: Crvena voda
Category: 犯罪小説
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Crvena voda

2017 novel

A crime novel depicting contemporary Croatian society

war traumafamilycrime
Translations
  • translated to French

Bibliography

  • Ovce od gipsa (1997)
  • Nedjeljni prijatelj (2000)
  • Minuta 88 (2002)
  • Kuća njene majke (2005)
  • Crvenkapica (2006)
  • Žena s drugog kata (2015)
  • Crvena voda (2017)

Adaptations

  • Svjedoci (2003, dir. Vinko Brešan)

Translations of Works

  • Translated to English, German, Italian, French, Bulgarian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismsharp social criticism
Recurring Motifs
post-war societyfamily breakdowncrime

Legacy

Prominent Croatian writer and film critic, winner of international crime novel awards.

Trivia

  • Signer of the Declaration on the Common Language
  • PhD in filmology from University of Zagreb