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Željko Ivanković

ジェルコ・イヴァンコヴィッチ

Željko Ivanković

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-08-29 (Vareš, BiH)
Nationality
Croatian, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Vareš → Visoko → Sarajevo → Novi Sad

Career

Occupations
writer, literary critic, translator, editor, publicist
Active Years
1978-2024
Affiliations
Lica, Život, Novi Izraz
Memberships
Društvo hrvatskih književnika, Hrvatsko društvo pisaca, Društvo pisaca BiH, Hrvatski centar P.E.N., Društvo novinara BiH, Hrvatsko društvo za znanost i umjetnost

Education

Franjevačka klasična gimnazija
Classical / Gymnasium
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visoko
Pedagoška akademija u Sarajevu
Pedagogy
Degree: 卒業
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Diplomirao
Filozofski fakultet u Sarajevu
Philosophy
Degree: 卒業
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attended in Novi Sad and Sarajevo

Awards

Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
2016
Work: Rat i sjećanje
Category: ロマン
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Antun Branko Šimić
2000
Work: (D)ogledi, III
Category: エッセイ
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Krešimir Šego
2017
Category: 若者向け著作
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rat i sjećanje

2016 Novel

A novel about war and memory

warmemoryidentity

Dodirom i svijet poče

1992 Novel

Novel about the beginning of the world

loveexistence

Ljubav u Berlinu

1995 Novel

A story of love in Berlin

lovecity

Bibliography

  • Nešto od onog što jest
  • Utrka puževa
  • Vrijeme bez glagola
  • (D)ogledi
  • Priče o ljubavi i smrti
  • Zvjezdangrad
  • Dodirom i svijet poče
  • 700 dana opsade
  • Ljubav u Berlinu
  • Rat i sjećanje

Translations by Author

  • Mozart: Pisma ocu
  • Priče stare Kine
  • Heinrich Böll: Potraga za čitateljem
  • G. A. Bürger: Pustolovine baruna Münchhausena

Translations of Works

  • Petite histoire d'une tristesse
  • Hoja po prstih
  • Ходене на пръсти

Style & Themes

Literary Style
melancholiclyrical
Recurring Motifs
melancholyidentityhomeland

Legacy

A prominent Croatian writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, co-founder of PEN center BiH.

Trivia

  • Co-founder of PEN Center Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Signer of Declaration on the Common Language