Marko Vidojkovic
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Marko Vidojković is Serbian
novelist of the younger generation, distinguished for his "in-your-face", punkish attitude both in his novel
s and in public appearances. His novels, told in direct and often obscene language, are placed on the streets of Belgrade, portraying lost and angry young people, drowned by lack of understanding and hypocrisy of the society.
Vidojković's popularity exploded with his fourth novel, Kandže (The Claws). Its story revolves around a character who's a law student and a fanatic participant in 1996/1997 protests in Serbia
. At the same time he meets the love of his life. The book received "Kočić's Quill" and "Golden Bestseller" awards. It has ten editions with more than 20.000 copies sold in Serbia. The new publisher, Samizdat B92
, reissued Vidojković's old novels in 2005, and they also achieved bestseller status. His latest novel is Hoću da mi se nešto lepo desi odmah ("I Want Something Nice to Happen to Me Right Now").
Sve crvenkape su iste (All Red Riding Hoods Are the Same) won Vital's Golder Sunflower Literary Award as the Best Book of the Year 2006. He was awarded with prestigious Writers in Residence fellowship by Cultural Network of the City of Graz, Austria, in 2008. Along with Miljenko Jergovic, he was a protagonist of Željko Mirković's documentary A Long Road Through Balkan History (2010). His novel Ples sitnih demona (The Dance of Small-Time Demons) was adapted into a theater play by Maja Pelević. The play was directed by Milan Nešković and is being performed at Dadov Theater, Belgrade (spring, 2010). Vidojković is an executive editor of Playboy Magazine's Serbian Edition since 2006, and was an editor-in-chief of Maxim Magazine's Serbian Edition in 2005 and 2006. He is a columnist for Kurir daily newspaper. Marko Vidojković started his own theater performance named Književna trteška, also directed by Milan Nešković. He is a founder and the owner of BGHC (Belgrade Hardcore) Marketing and Consulting Agency. His short story "The Cockroach" ( Der Kakerlak) has been translated into German and published in 2011 as a part of an Angela Richter's anthology of modern Serbian prose "Der Engel und der rote Hund". The book has been presented at the Leipzig Book Fair. Serbian Ministry of Culture brought Vidojkovic to Leipzig 2011 as a part of national literary delegation.
Trivia: Vidojković was a lead singer of a Belgrade punk rock band called On the Run (1995 - 2007). He graduated from the University of Belgrade
's Law School
.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
novelist of the younger generation, distinguished for his "in-your-face", punkish attitude both in his novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s and in public appearances. His novels, told in direct and often obscene language, are placed on the streets of Belgrade, portraying lost and angry young people, drowned by lack of understanding and hypocrisy of the society.
Vidojković's popularity exploded with his fourth novel, Kandže (The Claws). Its story revolves around a character who's a law student and a fanatic participant in 1996/1997 protests in Serbia
1996-97 protests in Serbia
Anti-Milošević protests in Serbia in winter of 1996/1997 refers to the mass protests organized by the Serbian opposition and university students, in response to electoral fraud attempted by the regime of Slobodan Milošević after 1996 local elections.The protests started 17 November 1996 in Niš...
. At the same time he meets the love of his life. The book received "Kočić's Quill" and "Golden Bestseller" awards. It has ten editions with more than 20.000 copies sold in Serbia. The new publisher, Samizdat B92
B92
B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...
, reissued Vidojković's old novels in 2005, and they also achieved bestseller status. His latest novel is Hoću da mi se nešto lepo desi odmah ("I Want Something Nice to Happen to Me Right Now").
Sve crvenkape su iste (All Red Riding Hoods Are the Same) won Vital's Golder Sunflower Literary Award as the Best Book of the Year 2006. He was awarded with prestigious Writers in Residence fellowship by Cultural Network of the City of Graz, Austria, in 2008. Along with Miljenko Jergovic, he was a protagonist of Željko Mirković's documentary A Long Road Through Balkan History (2010). His novel Ples sitnih demona (The Dance of Small-Time Demons) was adapted into a theater play by Maja Pelević. The play was directed by Milan Nešković and is being performed at Dadov Theater, Belgrade (spring, 2010). Vidojković is an executive editor of Playboy Magazine's Serbian Edition since 2006, and was an editor-in-chief of Maxim Magazine's Serbian Edition in 2005 and 2006. He is a columnist for Kurir daily newspaper. Marko Vidojković started his own theater performance named Književna trteška, also directed by Milan Nešković. He is a founder and the owner of BGHC (Belgrade Hardcore) Marketing and Consulting Agency. His short story "The Cockroach" ( Der Kakerlak) has been translated into German and published in 2011 as a part of an Angela Richter's anthology of modern Serbian prose "Der Engel und der rote Hund". The book has been presented at the Leipzig Book Fair. Serbian Ministry of Culture brought Vidojkovic to Leipzig 2011 as a part of national literary delegation.
Trivia: Vidojković was a lead singer of a Belgrade punk rock band called On the Run (1995 - 2007). He graduated from 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...
's Law School
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law , also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia...
.