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Vesna Parun

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Vesna Parun

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1922-04-10 (Zlarin)
Died
2010-10-25 (Stubičke Toplice) age 88
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Residence History
Zlarin, Šibenik, Split, Zagreb, Sofia (Bulgaria), Croatia

Career

Occupations
Poet, Writer, Essayist, Critic, Children's literature writer
Active Years
1947-2001

Education

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Romance languages and philosophy
Country: Croatia

Awards

Poet of the Year Award
1959
Result: 受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award
1982
Category: 生涯功労賞
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Poeta Oliveatus
1995
Organization: Croatia rediviva: Ča, Kaj, Što – baštinski dani
Result: 受賞
Visoka žuta žita charter
2002
Organization: Poet Meetings in Drenovci
Result: 受賞
Tin Ujević Award
2003
Work: Suze putuju
Result: 受賞
European Award – Knjizevna opstina Vrsac
2010
Organization: Literary Municipality of Vrsac
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dawns and Whirlwinds

1947 Poetry

Contrasts the youthful vibrancy, love and nature with death and the destructive forces of war.

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Black Olive Tree

1955 Poetry

Love as the primary motif in romantic lyrical poetry.

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Mačak Džingiskan i Miki Trasi

1968 Children's literature

The most prominent and widely performed children's work.

Bibliography

  • Vidrama vjerna (1957)
  • Patka Zlatka (1957)
  • Ti i nikad (1959)
  • Konjanik (1961)
  • Otvorena vrata (1968)
  • Ukleti dažd (1969)
  • Stid me je umrijeti (1974)
  • Igre pred oluju (1979)
  • Šum krila, šum vode (1981)
  • Salto mortale (1981)
  • Pokraj rijeke Kupe kad se vrapci skupe (1989)
  • Nedovršeni mozaik (1990)
  • Ptica vremena (1996)
  • Smijeh od smrti jači (1997)
  • Mozak u torbi (2001)
  • More jadransko (2001)
  • Noć za pakost: moj život u 40 vreća (2001)
  • Da sam brod (2002)
  • Suze putuju (2002)

Translations by Author

  • Translations from Slovene, German, French, and Bulgarian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Romantic lyrical poetrySatiric versesEroticism
Recurring Motifs
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Legacy

One of the greatest Croatian poets. The first woman in Croatia to earn her living solely by writing.

Trivia

  • Falsely accused of spying for the Yugoslavian government in Bulgaria and forced to leave in 1967.
  • She published, printed, and illustrated some of her own books.