Aleš Berger (born 18 September 1946) is a Slovene writer, translator and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

. Berger was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied comparative literature and French at the University of Ljubljana and worked as an editor and theatre critic. He is known for his translations into Slovene from French ( Lautréamont,

Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire) of the Wąż coat of arms. (; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the ...

, Beckett,

René Char René Émile Char (; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance. Biography Char was born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department of France, the youngest of the four children of Emile ...

, Raymond Queneau and Jacques Prévert) and Spanish ( Jorge Luis Borges). In 1987 he received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his translation of

Les Chants de Maldoror ''Les Chants de Maldoror'' (''The Songs of Maldoror'') is a French poetic novel, or a long prose poem. It was written and published between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautréamont, the ''nom de plume'' of the Uruguayan-born French writer Isid ...

. In 1998 he received the

Rožanc Award The Rožanc Award ( sl, Rožančeva nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best collection of essays in Slovene. It has been bestowed since 1993. It is named after the author, playwright and journalist Marjan Rožanc ...

for ''Krokiji in beležke'' (Sketches and Notes). In February 2017, he received the Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement in translation. In particular, he has translated eminent French writers and poets, his favourite being the poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977).

Published works

* ''Omara v kleti'' (Drawer in the Cellar), essay, 2010 * ''Zmenki'' (Dates), drama, 2006 * ''Zagatne zgodbe'' (Embarrassing Tales), short stories, 2004 * ''Krokiji in beležke'' (Sketches and Notes), essays, 1998 * ''Novi ogledi in pogledi'' (New Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1997 * ''Ogledi in pogledi'' (Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1984 * ''Gledališki besednjak'' (A Theatrical Glossary), 1981 * ''Dadaizem in nadrealizem'' (Dadaism and Surrealism), 1981

References

Writers from Ljubljana Slovenian translators Slovenian literary critics Living people 1946 births University of Ljubljana alumni Prešeren Award laureates {{slovenia-writer-stub