Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013[1]) was a Yugoslav writer. In his rich career he wrote novels, short stories, essays, film scripts, TV and radio plays. Among his best known works are the novels Gubilište, Životopis Malvine Trifković, Vrata od utrobe, Grad u zrcalu, the short story collection Ruže za Nives Koen, the book of essays Europska trulež and the scripts for some of the most successful films of Yugoslav cinema like Handcuffs, Playing Soldiers and Occupation in 26 Pictures among others. He was one quarter of the infamous Belgrade quartet, the other three being Danilo Kiš, Borislav Pekić and Filip David.
Kovač was born to a Croat father and a Serb mother[2] in the village of Petrovići in Banjani region near Nikšić, Montenegro. He went to elementary school in Trebinje but after leaving his family at the age of 16 he went to Vojvodina where he finished high school in Novi Sad. During that time he discovered the works of poet Tin Ujević and became interested in literature. He went on to study the works of other notable Croatian authors like Ranko Marinković, Vladan Desnica, Antun Branko Šimić and Vjekoslav Kaleb. After finishing school he published his first essay called Tri pesnika (Three Poets) about the works of Tin Ujević, Branko Miljković and Oskar Davičo. His first book Gubilište was published in 1962 and caused a big bang on the Yugoslav literature scene. The communist authorities declared the book inappropriate because of its dark portrayal of life and started a campaign against Kovač which resulted in a year long polemic. Many authors including Predrag Matvejević and Danilo Kiš wrote in Kovač's defence.
He received: Serbian NIN Prize 1978 and Andrić Award 1979, Swedish PEN Tucholsky Award (1993), German Herder Prize (1995), Montenegrin Njegoš Award (2009) and 13th July award (2004), Slovenian Vilenica Award (2003), Croatian Vladimir Nazor Award (2008) etc. He lived in Belgrade, but moved to Rovinj, Croatia, his wife's hometown, after Slobodan Milošević came to power.
An annual award in his name is given to authors from the Balkans in four categories.[3]
Bibliography
Gubilište (1962), novel
Moja sestra Elida (1965), novel
Malvina (1971), novella
Rane Luke Meštrevića (1971), short story collection
Ruganje sa dušom (1976), novel
Vrata od utrobe (1978), novel (NIN award)
Uvod u drugi život (1983), novel
Evropska trulež (1986), essays
Nebeski zaručnici (1987), short story collection
Okupacija u 26 slika i drugi scenariji (1990), film scripts
Evropska trulež i drugi eseji (1994), essays
Bodež u srcu (1995), publicist texts
Kristalne rešetke (1995), novel
Rastresen život (1996), novel
Cvjetanje mase (1997), essays
Knjiga pisama 1992-1995 (1998), correspondence with Filip David
^"Umro Mirko Kovač". tportal.hr. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^"Đilas i Kovač zaključili su da je Andrić volio djevojčice". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^"Dobitnici nagrade Mirko Kovač". seecult.org. 16 September 2015.
Sources
Nina Ožegović (12 August 2008). [Mirko Kovač - Istrian refuge of the master of theatrical provocation]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
mirko, kovač, writer, mirko, kovač, december, 1938, august, 2013, yugoslav, writer, rich, career, wrote, novels, short, stories, essays, film, scripts, radio, plays, among, best, known, works, novels, gubilište, Životopis, malvine, trifković, vrata, utrobe, gr. Mirko Kovac 26 December 1938 19 August 2013 1 was a Yugoslav writer In his rich career he wrote novels short stories essays film scripts TV and radio plays Among his best known works are the novels Gubiliste Zivotopis Malvine Trifkovic Vrata od utrobe Grad u zrcalu the short story collection Ruze za Nives Koen the book of essays Europska trulez and the scripts for some of the most successful films of Yugoslav cinema like Handcuffs Playing Soldiers and Occupation in 26 Pictures among others He was one quarter of the infamous Belgrade quartet the other three being Danilo Kis Borislav Pekic and Filip David Mirko KovacBorn 1938 12 26 26 December 1938Petrovici near Niksic Kingdom of YugoslaviaDied19 August 2013 2013 08 19 aged 74 Rovinj CroatiaOccupationNovelist short story writer essayist screenwriter political activistGenrePostmodernismNotable awardsNIN award 1978 Herder Prize 1995 Vilenica International Literary Prize 2003 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography EditKovac was born to a Croat father and a Serb mother 2 in the village of Petrovici in Banjani region near Niksic Montenegro He went to elementary school in Trebinje but after leaving his family at the age of 16 he went to Vojvodina where he finished high school in Novi Sad During that time he discovered the works of poet Tin Ujevic and became interested in literature He went on to study the works of other notable Croatian authors like Ranko Marinkovic Vladan Desnica Antun Branko Simic and Vjekoslav Kaleb After finishing school he published his first essay called Tri pesnika Three Poets about the works of Tin Ujevic Branko Miljkovic and Oskar Davico His first book Gubiliste was published in 1962 and caused a big bang on the Yugoslav literature scene The communist authorities declared the book inappropriate because of its dark portrayal of life and started a campaign against Kovac which resulted in a year long polemic Many authors including Predrag Matvejevic and Danilo Kis wrote in Kovac s defence He received Serbian NIN Prize 1978 and Andric Award 1979 Swedish PEN Tucholsky Award 1993 German Herder Prize 1995 Montenegrin Njegos Award 2009 and 13th July award 2004 Slovenian Vilenica Award 2003 Croatian Vladimir Nazor Award 2008 etc He lived in Belgrade but moved to Rovinj Croatia his wife s hometown after Slobodan Milosevic came to power An annual award in his name is given to authors from the Balkans in four categories 3 Bibliography EditGubiliste 1962 novel Moja sestra Elida 1965 novel Malvina 1971 novella Rane Luke Mestrevica 1971 short story collection Ruganje sa dusom 1976 novel Vrata od utrobe 1978 novel NIN award Uvod u drugi zivot 1983 novel Evropska trulez 1986 essays Nebeski zarucnici 1987 short story collection Okupacija u 26 slika i drugi scenariji 1990 film scripts Evropska trulez i drugi eseji 1994 essays Bodez u srcu 1995 publicist texts Kristalne resetke 1995 novel Rastresen zivot 1996 novel Cvjetanje mase 1997 essays Knjiga pisama 1992 1995 1998 correspondence with Filip David Isus na kozi 2003 dramas Grad u zrcalu 2007 novel Pisanje ili nostalgija 2008 essays Ruze za Nives Koen 2009 short story collection Vrijeme koje se udaljava 2013 memoirScreenplays Playing Soldiers Lisice Passion According to Matthew Occupation in 26 Pictures The Fall of Italy Evening Bells Tetoviranje LibertasReferences Edit Umro Mirko Kovac tportal hr 20 August 2013 Retrieved 7 September 2019 Đilas i Kovac zakljucili su da je Andric volio djevojcice Jutarnji list in Croatian 27 December 2008 Retrieved 9 June 2021 Dobitnici nagrade Mirko Kovac seecult org 16 September 2015 Sources EditNina Ozegovic 12 August 2008 Mirko Kovac istarsko utociste majstora kazalisne provokacije Mirko Kovac Istrian refuge of the master of theatrical provocation Nacional in Croatian Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 22 July 2012 External links EditMirko Kovac at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirko Kovac writer amp oldid 1100954616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
