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Zoran Živković

ゾラン・ジヴコヴィッチ

Zoran Živković

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-10-05 (Yugoslavia, Belgrade)
Nationality
Serbian
Languages
Serbian
Residence History
Belgrade

Career

Occupations
Writer, University professor, Essayist, Encyclopedist, Publisher, Translator
Active Years
1973-
Affiliations
Polaris press, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade
Influenced By
Arthur C. Clarke
Nominations
Dublin Literary Award nomination (The Image Interpreter)

Education

University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology / Department of Comparative Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1970年代初頭-1973
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: Serbia
Graduated in literary theory
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology / Department of Comparative Literature
Degree: 修士
Period: 1973-1979
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Serbia
Thesis: Anthropomorphism and the motif of the first contact in the works of Arthur C. Clarke
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology / Department of Comparative Literature
Degree: 博士
Period: 1979-1982
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: Serbia
Dissertation: The Appearance of Science Fiction as a Genre of Artistic Prose

Awards

World Fantasy Award
2003
Work: The Library
Category: 最優秀ノヴェラ
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: 受賞
Miloš Crnjanski Award
1994
Work: The Fourth Circle
Result: 受賞
Isidora Sekulić Award
2007
Work: The Bridge
Result: 受賞
Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša Award
2007
Result: 生涯功労賞
Art-Anima Award
2014
Result: 受賞
Stanislav Lem Award
2015
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Library

2002 Mosaic novel

A fantastical mosaic novel set in an infinite library.

LibraryInfinityReality and fantasy
Translations
  • Translated into 20 languages

Bibliography

  • The Fourth Circle (1993)
  • Time Gifts (1997)
  • The Writer (1998)
  • The Book (1999)
  • Impossible Encounters (2000)
  • Seven Touches of Music (2001)
  • The Library (2002)
  • Steps through the Mist (2003)
  • Hidden Camera (2003)
  • Compartments (2004)
  • Four Stories till the End (2004)
  • Twelve Collections and The Teashop (2005)
  • The Bridge (2006)
  • Miss Tamara, The Reader (2006)
  • Amarcord (2007)
  • The Last Book (2007)
  • Escher's Loops (2008)
  • The Ghostwriter (2009)
  • The Five Wonders of the Danube (2011)
  • The Grand Manuscript (2012)
  • The Compendium of the Dead (2015)
  • The Image Interpreter (2016)
  • The White Room (2021)
  • Four Deaths and One Resurrection of Fyodor Mihailovič (2023)

Adaptations

  • The Collector (TV series, Studio B, 2005)
  • Two (film, dir. Puriša Đorđević, 2007)

Translations by Author

  • Translated more than 70 books (mostly from English)

Translations of Works

  • Works translated into 20 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Mosaic novelsFantastikaNon-genre fiction
Recurring Motifs
LibrariesBridgesCollectionsImpossible encounters

Legacy

Prominent Serbian writer of fantastika, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Works translated into 20 languages and internationally acclaimed.

In Popular Culture

  • Stories broadcast on BBC radio

Trivia

  • Founded Polaris press, publishing over 200 books.
  • Suggested to use pen name 'Donald Livingston' in the US but rejected it.