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Luko Paljetak

ルコ・パリェタク

Luko Paljetak

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-08-19 (Dubrovnik)
Died
2024-05-12 (Dubrovnik) age 80
Nationality
Croat
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Dubrovnik

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, translator, comparatist, literary historian, theatre critic, puppet theatre director
Active Years
1968-2024
Affiliations
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academie Européene L. da Vinci
Memberships
Member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Nominations
Nominated for Hans Christian Andersen Award (1997), Nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2016)

Education

Faculty of Philosophy, Zadar
Croatian studies and English studies
Year of Graduation: 1968
Country: Croatia
Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb
Faculty of Philosophy
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Croatia
Dissertation: Književno djelo Ante Cettinea

Awards

Vladimir Nazor Award
1986
Category: 文学
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
2005
Category: 文学
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
2012
Category: 生涯功労賞
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Order of Ante Starčević
2018
Organization: President of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Order of Danica Hrvatska
1996
Organization: President of Croatia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Translations by Author

  • James Joyce's Ulysses (1991)
  • Shakespeare's sonnets (1984)
  • The Canterbury Tales (1986)
  • Anthology of the English romanticism poetry (1996)
  • Pearl (2022)
  • Chesterton's The Ballad of the White Horse (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ludismpoeta ludens
Recurring Motifs
Dubrovnikchildren's literature

Legacy

Renowned Croatian poet, writer, and translator who published over 150 books, known for works on Dubrovnik, ludist poetry, and literary translations.