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Goran Petrović

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born

January 01, 1961 in Kraljevo, Serbia

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Philosophy

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One of the most significant and most widely read contemporary Serbian writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade University.
At the moment, he works as a librarian at the Žiča city library, not too far away from the Žiča Monastery.

Awards:

the Borislav Pekić Fund Scholarship;
the "Prosveta Award";
the "Meša Selimović Award";
the "Charter of Rača",
the "Golden Bestseller", "Vital Award";
the "National Library of Serbia"Award; the "Most widely read Book Award" (NIN, 2001);
the "October Award of the City of Kraljevo;
the "Borislav Stanković Award".

Petrović's books have been reprinted several times. His novels have already been translated into Russian, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish.

Goran Petrović je...more One of the most significant and most widely read contemporary Serbian writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade University.
At the moment, he works as a librarian at the Žiča city library, not too far away from the Žiča Monastery.

Awards:

the Borislav Pekić Fund Scholarship;
the "Prosveta Award";
the "Meša Selimović Award";
the "Charter of Rača",
the "Golden Bestseller", "Vital Award";
the "National Library of Serbia"Award; the "Most widely read Book Award" (NIN, 2001);
the "October Award of the City of Kraljevo;
the "Borislav Stanković Award".

Petrović's books have been reprinted several times. His novels have already been translated into Russian, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish.

Goran Petrović jedan je od najznačajnijih (i najčitanijih) srpskih pisaca mlađe generacije srpskih savremenih prozaista.
Rođen je u Kraljevu 1961. godine. Studirao je jugoslovensku i srpsku književnost na Filološkom fakultetu Beogradskog uni...veziteta. Radio je dugo kao bibliotekar u ogranku gradske biblioteke u Žiči, pedesetak metara od manastira Žiča, a danas je na mestu glavnog urednika časopisa „Povelja“ gradske biblioteke u Kraljevu.
Objavio je: knjigu kratke proze Saveti za lakši život (1989), roman Atlas opisan nebom (1993), zbirku pripovedaka Ostrvo i okolne priče (1996), roman Opsada crkve Svetog Spasa (1997), roman Sitničarnica „Kod srećne ruke“ (2000), zbirku pripovedaka Bližnji (2002), zbirku izabrane kratke proze Sve što znam o vremenu (2003) i dramu Skela (2004), zbirku pripovedaka „Razlike“ (2006) i kino-novelu "Ispod tavanice koja se ljuspa" (2010). Knjige su mu štampane u preko četrdeset izdanja.
Petrovićevi romani su objavljivani u prevodu na ruski, francuski, italijanski, španski jezik, poljski i bugarski.
Prema romanu Opsada crkve Svetog Spasa, a u dramatizaciji i režiji Kokana Mladenovića, u Narodnom pozorištu u Somboru postavljena je istoimena predstava.
Goran Petrović je dobitnik književne stipendije Fonda Borislava Pekića, „Prosvetine“ nagrade, nagrade „Meša Selimović“, „Račanske povelje“, „Zlatnog bestselera“, „Vitalove“ nagrade, nagrade Narodne biblioteka Srbije za najčitaniju knjigu, NIN-ove nagrade za 2001. godinu, Oktobarske nagrade grada Kraljeva i nagrade „Borisav Stanković“.(less)

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Average rating: 4.46 · 263 ratings · 27 reviews · 14 distinct works

	La Mano de La Buena Fortuna 4.45 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Atlas descrito por el cielo 4.70 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Opsada Crkve Sv. Spasa 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Ostrvo i okolne priče 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Diferencias 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Ispod tavanice koja se ljuspa 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Книга с местом для свиданий by Goran Petrović, Горан Петрович, Larisa Savelyeva (translator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Bližnji 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Pretraživač 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Sve što znam o vremenu 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	My rating:

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