Levstik Award
3 appearances
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Edition 0 (1983) Excellence Award
Vitomil Zupan
ヴィトミル・ズパン
Vitomil Zupan
Pen Names:
Langus（Pseudonym used for publications after imprisonment in the 1950s）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-01-18 （Ljubljana）
- Died
- 1987-05-14 （Ljubljana） age 73
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovene
- Residence History
- Ljubljana
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter, Sailor, Ship's stoker, House painter, Ski instructor, Professional boxer
- Active Years
- 1943-1987
- Affiliations
- Radio Ljubljana
- Influenced By
- Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller
- Influenced
- Dušan Pirjevec Ahac, Taras Kermauner, Marjan Rožanc, Borut Kardelj
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ljubljana | Faculty of Engineering | — | — | 1940年代-1958 | Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Engineering
Period:
1940年代-1958
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Slovenia
Enrolled before WWII but did not graduate initially; graduated in 1958
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Prešeren Award | Rojstvo v nevihti | — | Republic of Slovenia | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Prešeren Award | — | 生涯功労賞 | Republic of Slovenia | 受賞 |
Prešeren Award
1947
Work:
Rojstvo v nevihti
Organization:
Republic of Slovenia
Result:
受賞
Prešeren Award
1980
Category:
生涯功労賞
Organization:
Republic of Slovenia
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Menuet za kitaro
1975 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel describing years spent with Slovene Partisans
WarPersonal identitySurvival
Adaptations
- [Film] See You in the Next War / Živojin Pavlović (1980)
Translations
- trans. Harry Leeming (Dalkey Archive, 2011)
Komedija človeškega tkiva
1980 NovelThird part of a trilogy describing period before and during WWII
WarRepression
Levitan
1982 NovelDescribes ruthless environments in repressive institutions like army and prison
RepressionSurvival
Igra s hudičevim repom
1978 NovelNovel about a middle-aged man's sexual affair with his housekeeper, with depictions of sexuality and banality
SexualityEveryday lifePhilosophy
Bibliography
- Rojstvo v nevihti (1943)
- Potovanje na konec pomladi (1972)
- Bele rakete lete na Amsterdam (1973)
- Klement (1974)
- Menuet za kitaro (1975)
- Igra s hudičevim repom (1978)
- Komedija človeškega tkiva (1980)
- Levitan (1982)
- Potovanje v tisočera mesta (1983)
- Apokalipsa vsakdanjosti (1988)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Menuet za kitaro
- Screenplay for Maškarada
Translations of Works
- Menuet za kitaro (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ModernismBohemian styleVivid descriptions of sex and violence
- Recurring Motifs
- Quest for personal identityWar experiencesRepressive institutionsSex and violence
Legacy
One of the most important Slovene modernist writers, dubbed the Slovene Hemingway for detailed descriptions of sex and violence. Known for works on Partisan experiences and imprisonment
In Popular Culture
- Known as screenwriter for cult film Maškarada of Slovenian hippie generation
Trivia
- At age 18, accidentally killed a friend playing Russian roulette
- ゴナールス強制収容所の生存者
- Gonars concentration camp survivor
- ティト政権下のショートライアルで18年の判決を受け1955年に釈放
- Sentenced to 18 years in Titoist show trial, released in 1955