Ranko Marinković (22 February 1913 – 28 January 2001) was a

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n novelist and dramatist. Born in

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on the island of Vis (then a part of

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), Marinković's childhood was marked by

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. He later earned a degree in philosophy at the

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. In the 1930s, he began to make his name in

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literary circles with his plays and stories. His career was interrupted briefly during

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. When his native island was occupied by Fascist Italy, he was arrested in

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and interned in the Ferramonti camp. After the

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, Marinković went to Bari, and then to the

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refugee camp where he made contacts with

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's Partisans. After the war, he spent time working in theatre. His best known works are ''Glorija'' (1955), a play in which he criticised the

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, and ''Kiklop'' (1965), a

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in which he described the gloomy atmosphere among Zagreb intellectuals before the

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invasion of Yugoslavia. ''Kiklop'' later was adapted into a 1982 movie directed by

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. In a 2010 '' Jutarnji list'' poll conducted among 41 Croatian scholars, writers, and public figures, ''Kiklop'' was chosen as the all-time best Croatian novel. In the last years of his life Marinković embraced the political views of Franjo Tuđman, and became a member of the Croatian Democratic Union. He died in

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Bibliography

Collections of novellas

*''Proze'' (1948) roses*''Ni braća ni rođaci'' (1949) either Brothers nor Cousins*''Oko božje'' (1949) he Eye of God*''Ruke'' (1953) ands*''Pod balkonima'' (1953) nder the Balconies*''Poniženje Sokrata'' (1959) he Humiliation of Socrates*''Karneval i druge pripovijetke'' (1962) he Carneval and Other Stories

Novels

*''Kiklop'' (1965) yclops*''Zajednička kupka'' (1980) Joint Bath*''Never more'' (1993) *''U znaku vage'' (1995) n the Sign of Libra

Dramas

*''Albatros'' (1939) lbatross*''Glorija'' (1956) *''Politeia'' (1977) *''Pustinja'' (1982) he Desert

Collections of critics and essays

*''Geste i grimase'' (1951) estures and Grimaces*''Nevesele oči klauna'' (1986) he Cheerless Eyes of a Clown

Awards

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for Life Achievement (1975) *

Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir The Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir ( hr, Velered kralja Dmitra Zvonimira s lentom i Danicom), or more fully the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir with sash and Morning Star (''Velered kralja Dmitra Zvonimira s lentom i Danicom''), is an Ord ...

(1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinkovic, Ranko 1913 births 2001 deaths People from Vis (island) Croatian dramatists and playwrights Croatian novelists Croatian male writers Male novelists Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Academic staff of the University of Zagreb Vladimir Nazor Award winners 20th-century novelists 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century male writers