Olivera Nikolova ( Macedonian: Оливера Николова, ; born March 11, 1936) is a Macedonian author who is considered to be one of the top novelists of her country. She was born is 1936 in

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. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, and worked as a screenwriter for radio and television programs. She writes for children and adults. Her well-known children booksWebb, Jean & Mare Müürsepp (eds.
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p. 191 (2005) ("Olivera Nikolova, one of the most popular authors for children") are ''Zoki Poki'' (a book considered to be a classic in Macedonian literature), ''The country where one can’t arrive'' (awarded the Best Book of the Year at the

Struga Poetry Evenings Struga Poetry Evenings (SPE) ( mk, Струшки вечери на поезијата, СВП; tr. ''Struški večeri na poezijata'', ''SVP'') is an international poetry festival held annually in Struga, North Macedonia. During the several de ...

, 1966), ''The Friends Bon and Bona'' (Award of the Struga Poetry Evenings, 1975), ''My Sound'' (Mojot Zvuk; Yugoslav Award Mlado Pokolenje, 1978), ''Marko’s Girlfriends, Loveaches, Stone Ciphers, The Crossing is not Lit, Light Year,'' etc. For exceptional accomplishments in the contemporary literature for young people, in 1983 she received the Zmaj Award, a prominent award from former Yugoslavia. Her publications for adults are ''A Day for Summer Holiday'' (stories), the comedy ''Silver Apple'' (Srebrenoto Jabolko), the novels ''Narrow Door'' (Tesna Vrata; award Stale Popov, 1983), ''Homeworks'', ''Adam’s Rib'' (Racin’s Award, 2000), ''Variations for Ibn Pajko'', ''Rositsa’s Dolls'' (Novel of the Year, 2004), as well as the book of drama writings entitled ''Silver Apple'' (Srebrenoto Jabolko),"Left ventricle (Leva komora)", White smoke (Beliot Čad), "Small House (Kuќička) Award nomination Balkanika 2011".KUЌIČKA, 2012 ("Blesok" Skopje) Nominacija za nagradata Balkanika 2011

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