Levstik Award
3 appearances
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Edition 0 (1986) Excellence Award
Mate Dolenc
マテ・ドレンツ
Mate Dolenc
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-10-05 （Ljubljana）
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovenian
- Residence History
- Ljubljana
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator
- Active Years
- 1970-2019
- Affiliations
- Mladina
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ljubljana | — | comparative literature | — | — | Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana
comparative literature
Country:
Slovenia
never completed
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Levstik Award | The Land of Sea at the Railway Station | — | Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Prešeren Foundation Award | The Dog from Atlantis / Rum and Chess | — | Slovenian Ministry of Culture | 受賞 |
Levstik Award
1986
Work:
The Land of Sea at the Railway Station
Organization:
Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result:
受賞
Prešeren Foundation Award
1995
Work:
The Dog from Atlantis / Rum and Chess
Organization:
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Land of Sea at the Railway Station
1986 youth literatureYouth novel set in the land of sea at a railway station
seaadventure
The Dog from Atlantis
1993 novelStory of a dog from Atlantis
fantasysea
Rum and Chess
1993 short storiesCollection of short stories about rum and chess
everyday lifehumor
The Gorjanci Vampire
1979 novelVampire story from Gorjanci
horrorSlovenian folklore
Adaptations
- [film] The Gorjanci Vampire (2008)
The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse
2000 novelNovel set at sea during an eclipse
seamystery
Adaptations
- [film] The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse (2008)
Bibliography
- The Exchange
- The Fifth Floor of a Three-Storey House
- Hallelujah Katmandu
- Luxury in the Mind
- Unusual Slovenia
- The Sunken Island
- The Gorjanci Vampire
- Gorenc's Devil
- The Role of My Boots in the Angolan Revolution
- The Land of Sea at the Railway Station
- A Great Matter for Birds
- Republic Day or Abracadabra
- The Bare Sea
- Poisonous Bridget
- Her Blue Rain Coat
- The Depths of the Sea and Us
- The Dog from Atlantis
- Rum and Chess
- The Adriatic Constellation
- Into the Depth with a Diving Mask
- The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse
- The Flying Boat
- Portraits of the Sea
- Free Diving and Underwater Fishing
- The Seabed Tells
- The Bare Sea
- how long is time
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed descriptions of sea and divingSpecializes in juvenile fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Adriatic Sea and its islandsScuba divingMystical sea elements
Legacy
Slovene writer renowned for novels and youth literature featuring the sea and Adriatic islands, recipient of several literary awards.
Trivia
- Passionate about scuba diving, which is often reflected in his works
- Adriatic islands frequently appear in his books
- Two of his novels were adapted into feature films in 2008