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Zvonimir Majdak

ズヴォニミル・マイダク

Zvonimir Majdak

Pen Names: Suzana RogPseudonym used for publishing novels

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-01-26 (Zrinska near Grubišno Polje)
Died
2017-07-20 (Zagreb) age 79
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Zagreb

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist
Active Years
1960-2015

Education

Virovitica Gymnasium
General
Country: Croatia
Attended high school
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities / Literature
Country: Croatia
Studied literature

Awards

Annual Vladimir Nazor Award
1985
Category: 文学
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
1990
Result: 受賞
1st Dubravko Horvatić Award
2011
Category: 散文
Result: 受賞
Vladimir Nazor Award for Lifetime Achievement
2014
Organization: Ministry of Culture of Croatia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kužiš, stari moj

1970 Novel

Popular novel

FriendshipEveryday life
Adaptations
  • [Film] Kužiš, stari moj / Vanča Kljaković (1973)

Pazi, tako da ostanem nevina ili Marta i Lela iz Remetinca

1971 Novel

Youth story

InnocenceFriendship

Stari dečki

1975 Novel

Story of old boys

YouthNostalgia

Ženski bicikl

1978 Novel

Gospođa

1988 Novel

Under pseudonym Suzana Rog

Bibliography

  • Bolest (1964)
  • Kužiš, stari moj (1970)
  • Pazi, tako da ostanem nevina ili Marta i Lela iz Remetinca (1971)
  • Tiha jeza (1975)
  • Stari dečki (1975)

Adaptations

  • Iluzija (1967, dir. Krsto Papić)
  • Kužiš, stari moj (1973, dir. Vanča Kljaković)
  • Medeni mjesec (1983, dir. Nikola Babić, based on Marko na mukama)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Pocketbook prosePopular fiction style
Recurring Motifs
Everyday dramasHuman relationships

Legacy

Considered the most prolific writer of pocketbook prose in Croatia, with about 30 novels published and 9 films adapted from his works.

In Popular Culture

  • His novels adapted into films

Trivia

  • Wrote erotic novels under pseudonym Suzana Rog
  • Pioneer of 'proza u trapericama' (pocketbook prose)