NIN Award (Award for Best Novel of the Year)
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1968) Winner
Slobodan Novak
スロボダン・ノヴァク
Slobodan Novak
Aliases:
Ante Slobodan Novak
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-11-03 （Split）
- Died
- 2016-07-25 （Zagreb） age 91
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Languages
- Croatian
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 1924 （Baptismal Name: Ante Slobodan）
- Residence History
- Split → Rab → Sušak → Zagreb
Career
- Occupations
- prose writer, novelist, essayist, dramaturg, editor
- Active Years
- 1950-2016
- Affiliations
- Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)
- Memberships
- Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Zagreb | Faculty of Humanities | Croatian Language and South Slavic Literatures | 卒業 | 1940年代-1953 | Croatia |
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities
/ Croatian Language and South Slavic Literatures
Degree:
卒業
Period:
1940年代-1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Croatia
Studied Croatian language and South Slavic literatures
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NIN Award | Mirisi, zlato i tamjan | 年間最優秀ユーゴスラビア小説 | NIN | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Vladimir Nazor Award | Mirisi, zlato i tamjan | 小説部門 | Ministry of Culture of Croatia | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Vladimir Nazor Award | Lifetime Achievement | 生涯業績 | Ministry of Culture of Croatia | 受賞 |
| 2005 | August Šenoa Award | Pristajanje | — | Matica hrvatska | 受賞 |
| 2011 | August Šenoa Award | Sabrana djela | — | Matica hrvatska | 受賞 |
NIN Award
1968
Work:
Mirisi, zlato i tamjan
Category:
年間最優秀ユーゴスラビア小説
Organization:
NIN
Result:
受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
1969
Work:
Mirisi, zlato i tamjan
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result:
受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
1990
Work:
Lifetime Achievement
Category:
生涯業績
Organization:
Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result:
受賞
August Šenoa Award
2005
Work:
Pristajanje
Organization:
Matica hrvatska
Result:
受賞
August Šenoa Award
2011
Work:
Sabrana djela
Organization:
Matica hrvatska
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
August Šenoa Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 7 (2005) Winner
-
Edition 13 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Izgubljeni zavičaj
1955 NovelAutobiographical novel about childhood on an idyllic island and war horrors.
NostalgiaWar traumaLoss of childhood
Adaptations
- [Film] Izgubljeni zavičaj / Ante Babaja (1980)
Translations
- Italian: Piccolo mondo perduto
- German: Die verlorene Heimat
Bibliography
- Glasnice u oluji (1950)
- Izgubljeni zavičaj (1954)
- Mirisi, zlato i tamjan (1968)
- Izvanbrodski dnevnik (1977)
- Protimbe (2003)
Adaptations
- Mirisi, zlato i tamjan (film, 1971, Ante Babaja)
- Izgubljeni zavičaj (film, 1980, Ante Babaja)
- Školjka šumi (film, 1990, Miro Međimorec)
Translations of Works
- Mirisi, zlato i tamjan (English: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh)
- Izvanbrodski dnevnik (English: Three journeys)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- IronySarcasmIntrospective monologueMetafiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Island lifeNostalgiaCollapse of ideologyAtonementReligious symbolism
Legacy
One of the masters of Croatian literature, known for existentialist novels with irony. Influential as HAZU member.
Academic Societies
- Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Literature Section
In Popular Culture
- 2024 centennial commemoration event
Trivia
- Baptismal name Ante Slobodan
- Partisan in WWII
- Critical of Croatia's EU accession