Zoran Živkovic (writer)
Encyclopedia
Zoran Živković (born October 5, 1948) is a writer
, essayist, researcher, publisher and translator from Belgrade
, Serbia
(former Yugoslavia
), where he still resides.
from the Department of General Literature at the University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
; he received his master's degree in 1979 with the work “Anthropomorphism and the motif of the first contact in the works of Arthur C. Clarke” ("Antropomorfizam i motiv prvog kontakta u delima Artura Klarka") and his doctorate in 1982 from the same university. His dissertation, "The Appearance of Science Fiction as a Genre of Artistic Prose" ("Nastanak naučne fantastike kao žanra umetničke proze"), appeared in his Contemporaries of the Future anthology, along with several of the stories discussed.
Also in 1982, Živković founded the Polaris imprint, Yugoslavia's first privately owned publishing house, through which he released over a hundred books.
Zoran Živković also wrote and hosted a television
series about science fiction cinema, titled "The Starry Screen" ("Zvezdani ekran," 1984). The show later inspired a book of critical essays under the same title.
He wrote himself the entire text of his large, richly illustrated, two-tome Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Enciklopedija naučne fantastike) but since the year 2000 discontinued his engagement in SF and in literary studies as such, and turned entirely to writing prose.
In 2003, Živković's mosaic novel The Library won a World Fantasy Award
for Best Novella
.
In 1994 Živković's novel The Fourth Circle won the "Miloš Crnjanski" Award. In 2007 Živković's novel "The Bridge " won the "Isidora Sekulić" Award. In 2007 Živković won the "Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša" Award for his life achievement in literature.
In 2005, Belgrade
TV station Studio B
produced The Collector
("Sakupljač") TV series, based upon Živković's story suite Twelve Collections.
In 2007 he was appointed professor in the Faculty of Philology
at the University of Belgrade
where he now teaches Creative Writing.
In 2009, Živković was a guest of honor at the World Fantasy Convention
.
Writer
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, essayist, researcher, publisher and translator from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
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(former Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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), where he still resides.
Biography
In 1973, Zoran Živković graduated in literary theoryLiterary theory
Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes—in addition to, or even instead of literary theory in the strict sense—considerations of...
from the Department of General 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 received his master's degree in 1979 with the work “Anthropomorphism and the motif of the first contact in the works of Arthur C. Clarke” ("Antropomorfizam i motiv prvog kontakta u delima Artura Klarka") and his doctorate in 1982 from the same university. His dissertation, "The Appearance of Science Fiction as a Genre of Artistic Prose" ("Nastanak naučne fantastike kao žanra umetničke proze"), appeared in his Contemporaries of the Future anthology, along with several of the stories discussed.
Also in 1982, Živković founded the Polaris imprint, Yugoslavia's first privately owned publishing house, through which he released over a hundred books.
Zoran Živković also wrote and hosted a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series about science fiction cinema, titled "The Starry Screen" ("Zvezdani ekran," 1984). The show later inspired a book of critical essays under the same title.
He wrote himself the entire text of his large, richly illustrated, two-tome Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Enciklopedija naučne fantastike) but since the year 2000 discontinued his engagement in SF and in literary studies as such, and turned entirely to writing prose.
In 2003, Živković's mosaic novel The Library won a World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Novella
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy novella or novellas voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention...
.
In 1994 Živković's novel The Fourth Circle won the "Miloš Crnjanski" Award. In 2007 Živković's novel "The Bridge " won the "Isidora Sekulić" Award. In 2007 Živković won the "Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša" Award for his life achievement in literature.
In 2005, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
TV station Studio B
Studio B
Studio B with Shepard Smith is an American news/talk television program on the Fox News Channel, hosted by Shepard Smith.-About the show:...
produced The Collector
The Collector (Serbian TV series)
The Collector , is the first Serbian science fiction television series. The first five episodes were produced and broadcast by Studio B in December 2005, and the other episodes were broadcast during 2006. The Collector is based on a story of Zoran Živković who won the World Fantasy Award...
("Sakupljač") TV series, based upon Živković's story suite Twelve Collections.
In 2007 he was appointed professor in the 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:...
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...
where he now teaches Creative Writing.
In 2009, Živković was a guest of honor at the World Fantasy Convention
World Fantasy Convention
The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while de-emphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the...
.
Fiction
- The Fourth Circle (Četvrti krug, 1993)
- Time-gifts (Vremenski darovi, 1997)
- The Writer (Pisac, 1998)
- The Book (Knjiga, 1999)
- Impossible Encounters (Nemogući susreti, 2000)
- Seven Touches of Music (Sedam dodira muzike, 2001)
- The Library (Biblioteka, 2002)
- Steps Through the Mist (Koraci kroz maglu, 2003)
- Hidden Camera (Skrivena kamera, 2003)
- Compartments (Vagon, 2004)
- Four Stories Till the End (Četiri priče do kraja, 2004)
- Twelve Collections and The Teashop (Dvanaest zbirki i čajdžinica, 2005)
- The Bridge (Most, 2006)
- Miss Tamara, The Reader (Čitateljka, 2006)
- Amarcord (Amarkord, 2007)
- The Last Book (Poslednja knjiga, 2007)
- Escher's Loops (Esherove petlje, 2008)
- The Ghostwriter (Pisac u najam, 2009)
- Novels (Romani, 2009) (The first volume of the collected Živković's prose)
- Impossible Stories (Nemoguće priče, 2010) (The second volume of the collected Živković's prose)
- The Five Wonders of the Danube (Pet dunavskih čuda, 2011)
Nonfiction
- Contemporaries of the Future (Savremenici budućnosti, 1983)
- The Starry Screen (Zvezdani ekran, 1984)
- First Contact (Prvi kontakt, 1985)
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction I-II (Enciklopedija naučne fantastike I-II, 1990)
- Essays on Science Fiction (Ogledi o naučnoj fantastici, 1995)
- On Genre and Writing (O žanru i pisanju, 2010)
Anthologies edited
- The Devil In BrisbaneThe Devil In BrisbaneThe Devil in Brisbane is a 2005 speculative fiction anthology edited by Zoran Živković and Geoff Maloney. The project was born out of a masterclass held by the editor at the 2004 Brisbane Writers Festival. The theme of the anthology is a meeting between a writer and the devil, set in...
(2005) - Fantastical Journeys to Brisbane (2007)
External links
- Official web site
- A Living Clock, a critical examination of Time-Gifts by Dušica Potić
- Talented Dreamer, an appreciation of the fiction of Zoran Zivkovic by Tamar Yellin
- A review of Twelve Collections and The Teashop, by Lara Buckerton
Nonfiction
- The Motif of First Contact in Arthur C. Clarke's SF Works, an excerpt from Zoran Živković's Master's thesis at Fantastic Metropolis
- Utopia in Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke, at Fantastic Metropolis