Evald Flisar (born 13 February 1945) is a
Slovene writer, poet, playwright, editor and translator. He was president of the
Slovene Writers' Association for three consecutive terms between 1995 and 2002 and is editor-in-chief of the literary and cultural magazine
Sodobnost
''Sodobnost'' ( Slovene for ''Modernity'' or ''Contemporary Time'') is a Slovenian literary and cultural magazine, established in 1933. It is considered the oldest of currently existing literary magazines in Slovenia. Although ''Sodobnost'' has tr ...
.
Biography
Flisar was born in 1945 in
Gerlinci in the
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur R ...
region of eastern
Slovenia
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. He attended secondary school in
Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota (, Slovenian abbreviation: ''MS'' ; german: Olsnitz;''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. hu, Muraszombat) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the centre of the ...
and studied
comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study ...
at the
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students.
History Beginnings
Although certain ...
, English and
English literature
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at
Chiswick Polytechnic in London and for a while in Australia. Many of his books are
travelogues
Travelogue may refer to:
Genres
* Travel literature, a record of the experiences of an author travelling
* Travel documentary
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and he is also an acclaimed playwright. He received the
Prešeren Foundation Award in 1993 for his travelogue ''Popotnik v kraljestvu senc'' and his plays ''Kaj pa Leonardo?'' and ''Jutri bo lepše''.
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Published works
Poetry
* ''Symphonia poetica'' (1966)
Prose
* ''Mrgolenje prahu'' (1968, novel)
* ''Umiranje v ogledalu'' (1969, novel)
* ''Tisoč in ena pot'' (1979, travelogue)
* ''Južno od severa'' (1981, travelogue)
* ''Lov na lovca'' (1984, short stories)
* ''Čarovnikov vajenec'' (1986, novel)
* ''Noro življenje'' (1989, travelogue)
* ''Popotnik v kraljestvu senc'' (1992, travelogue)
* ''Potovanje predaleč'' (1998, novel)
* ''Zgodbe s poti'' (2000, short stories)
* ''Velika žival samote'' (2001, novel)
* '' Ljubezni tri in ena smrt'' (2002, novel)
* '' Čaj s kraljico'' (2004, novel)
* ''Mogoče nikoli'' (2007, novel)
* ''Opazovalec'' (2009, novel)
* ''Na zlati obali'' (2010, novel)
* ''To nisem jaz: legoromaIstros Books
Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.
Publications
Notable publications include:
*''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...
n'' (2011, novel)
* ''Dekle, ki bi raje bilo drugje'' (2012, novel)
* ''Začarani Odisej'' (2013, novel)
Prose Translated into English
* ''My Father's Dreams'', Istros Books
Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.
Publications
Notable publications include:
*''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...
, London 2015.
Plays
* ''Sodniška zgradba'' (1969, radio play)
* ''Vojaki ob koncu vojne'' (1970, radio play)
* ''Kostanjeva krona'' (1970)
* ''Ukradena hiša'' (1972, radio play)
* ''Nimfa umre'' (1989)
* ''Jutri bo lepše'' (1992)
* ''Kaj pa Leonardo?'' (1992)
* ''Naglavisvet'' (1993, radio play)
* ''Tristan in Izolda: igra o ljubezni in smrti'' (1994)
* ''Stric iz Amerike'' (1994)
* ''Iztrohnjeno srce'' (1995)
* ''Temna stran svetlobe'' (1995, radio play)
* ''Angleško poletje'' (1997, radio play)
* ''Sončne pege'' (1998)
* ''Padamo, padamo'' (1998)
* ''Poslednja nedolžnost'' (1999)
* ''Enajsti planet'' (2000)
* ''Nora Nora'' (2004)
* ''Akvarij'' (2007)
* ''Alica v nori deželi'' (2010)
* ''Antigona zdaj'' (2012)
Children's literature
* ''Pikpokec postane svetovni prvak'' (2007)
* ''Alica v nori deželi'' (2008)
References
1945 births
Living people
People from the Municipality of Cankova
Slovenian editors
Slovenian dramatists and playwrights
Slovenian novelists
Slovenian male short story writers
Slovenian short story writers
Presidents of the Slovene Writers' Association
Slovenian children's writers
University of Ljubljana alumni
20th-century Slovenian writers
21st-century Slovenian writers
20th-century male writers
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