Goran Petrovic
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Goran Petrović (born in 1961 in Kraljevo
, Serbia
) is one of the most significant and most widely read among contemporary Serbia
n writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
. He works as a librarian in a city library in Žiča, very close to Žiča Monastery
. He received the most prominent award in Serbian literature, the NIN Prize
, in 2000, for his novel Ситничарница „Код срећне руке".
He first published the book of short prose, Advices for Easier Life (Савети за лакши живот, 1989), followed by the novel Sky-Locked Atlas (Атлас описан небом, 1993); then a collection of short stories, Island and Ambiental Stories (Острво и околне приче, 1996); again, novels (Siege of The Saint Salvation Church : Опсада цркве Светог Спаса, 1997; Smalltalk Place at "Lucky Shot" (Ситничарница „Код срећне руке", 2000); another collection of short stories, Close One (Ближњи, 2002); a selection of short writings in prose, Everything I Know About Time (Све што знам о времену, 2003); and a drama, Ferry (Скела, 2004).
Petrović's books have been reprinted several times. His novels have already been translated into German
, Russian
, French
, Italian
, Polish
and Spanish
.
The novel Siege of The Saint Salvation Church was dramatized and directed as a play by Kokan Mladenović, at the National Theatre of Sombor
.
Goran Petrović has won the Borislav Pekić
Fund Scholarship; the "Prosveta Award"; the "Meša Selimović
Award"; as well as various other awards: the "Charter of Rača", "Golden Bestseller" and "Vital Award"; the National Library of Serbia
Award; the "Most widely read Book Award" (NIN
, 2001); the "October Award of the City of Kraljevo
"; finally, the "Borislav Stanković
Award".
Kraljevo
Kraljevo is a city and municipality in central Serbia, built beside the river Ibar, 7 km west of its confluence with the Western Morava. It is located in the midst of an upland valley, between the mountains of Kotlenik in the north, and Stolovi in the south.In 2011 the city has population of...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) is one of the most significant and most widely read among contemporary Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Philology
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
The Faculty of Philology is one of the constituent schools of the University of Belgrade. The school's purpose is to train and educate its students in the academic study or practice in linguistics and philology.-History:...
. He works as a librarian in a city library in Žiča, very close to Žiča Monastery
Žica
Žiča is an early 13th century Serb Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned and the first Head of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava....
. He received the most prominent award in Serbian literature, the NIN Prize
NIN Prize
The NIN Prize is a Serbian literary award established in 1954 by NIN magazine and is an given annually for the best newly published novel in Serbian literature . The award is presented every year in January by a jury of writers...
, in 2000, for his novel Ситничарница „Код срећне руке".
He first published the book of short prose, Advices for Easier Life (Савети за лакши живот, 1989), followed by the novel Sky-Locked Atlas (Атлас описан небом, 1993); then a collection of short stories, Island and Ambiental Stories (Острво и околне приче, 1996); again, novels (Siege of The Saint Salvation Church : Опсада цркве Светог Спаса, 1997; Smalltalk Place at "Lucky Shot" (Ситничарница „Код срећне руке", 2000); another collection of short stories, Close One (Ближњи, 2002); a selection of short writings in prose, Everything I Know About Time (Све што знам о времену, 2003); and a drama, Ferry (Скела, 2004).
Petrović's books have been reprinted several times. His novels have already been translated into German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
The novel Siege of The Saint Salvation Church was dramatized and directed as a play by Kokan Mladenović, at the National Theatre of Sombor
Sombor
Sombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
.
Goran Petrović has won the Borislav Pekić
Borislav Pekic
Borislav Pekić was a Serbian writer. He was born in 1930, to a prominent family in Montenegro, at that time part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1945 until his immigration to London in 1971, he lived in Belgrade...
Fund Scholarship; the "Prosveta Award"; the "Meša Selimović
Meša Selimovic
Mehmed "Meša" Selimović was a Yugoslav writer. His novel Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-war Yugoslavia. Some of the main themes in his works are relations between individual and authority, life and death, and other existential problems...
Award"; as well as various other awards: the "Charter of Rača", "Golden Bestseller" and "Vital Award"; the National Library of Serbia
National Library of Serbia
The National Library of Serbia is the national library of Serbia, located in the city of Belgrade, .-History:...
Award; the "Most widely read Book Award" (NIN
NIN (magazine)
NIN is a weekly newsmagazine published in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name is an acronym for Nedeljne informativne novine which roughly translates into Weekly Informational Newspaper....
, 2001); the "October Award of the City of Kraljevo
Kraljevo
Kraljevo is a city and municipality in central Serbia, built beside the river Ibar, 7 km west of its confluence with the Western Morava. It is located in the midst of an upland valley, between the mountains of Kotlenik in the north, and Stolovi in the south.In 2011 the city has population of...
"; finally, the "Borislav Stanković
Borislav Stankovic
Borislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...
Award".