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Miljenko Jergović

ミリエンコ・イェルゴーヴィチ

Mirijenko Jergović

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1966-05-28 (Sarajevo)
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Sarajevo → Zagreb

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, publicist
Active Years
1988-2024
Memberships
P.E.N. Centar Hrvatske

Education

University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Philosophy / Department of Philosophy and Sociology
Degree: 学士
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Awards

Nagrada Ivan Goran Kovačić
1988
Work: Opservatorija Varšava
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Mak Dizdar
1988
Work: Opservatorija Varšava
Result: 受賞
Erich Maria Remarque Peace Award
1994
Work: Sarajevski Marlboro
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
1994
Work: Sarajevski Marlboro
Organization: City of Zabok and Society of Croatian Writers
Result: 受賞
Nagrada August Šenoa
2003
Work: Buick Rivera
Organization: Matica hrvatska
Result: 受賞
Angelus
2012
Work: Srda pjeva, u sumrak, na Duhove
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sarajevski Marlboro

1994 short stories

Collection of short stories depicting everyday life in wartime Bosnia and Herzegovina.

warSarajevoidentity
Translations
  • Translated into major world languages

Bibliography

  • Opservatorija Varšava (1988)
  • Sarajevski Marlboro (1994)
  • Buick Rivera (2002)
  • Dvori od oraha (2003)
  • Ruta Tannenbaum (2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative based on real eventsTradition of Bosnian generic forms
Recurring Motifs
War-torn SarajevoBosnian historyIdentity in former Yugoslavia

Legacy

Recognized internationally as one of the prominent writers of the post-Yugoslav period, focusing on Bosnian war, history, and identity.