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'''Aleksandar Gatalica''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Александар Гаталица}}; born 1964) is a [[Serbia]]n writer, critic and translator, best known for his novel ''The Great War'', for which he won the [[NIN Award]] for best Serbian novel of the year.<ref>http://www.gatalica.com/index.php/books/the-great-war</ref> His works has been translated in more than ten languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skd.rs/index.php/aleksandar-gatalica/|title=Александар Гаталица – Српско Књижевно Друштво|website=www.skd.rs|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref>
'''Aleksandar Gatalica''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Александар Гаталица}}; born 1964) is a [[Serbia]]n writer, critic and translator, best known for his novel ''The Great War'', for which he won the [[NIN Award]] for best Serbian novel of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gatalica.com/the-great-war/|title=The Great War – Aleksandar Gatalica}}</ref> His works has been translated in more than ten languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skd.rs/index.php/aleksandar-gatalica/|title=Александар Гаталица – Српско Књижевно Друштво|website=www.skd.rs|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Gatalica was born in 1956 in [[Belgrade]], where he graduated world literature with [[Old Greek]] at [[University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology|Faculty of Philology]], [[University of Belgrade]]. <ref>http://www.gatalica.com/index.php/biography</ref>
Gatalica was born in 1964 in [[Belgrade]], where he graduated world literature with [[Old Greek]] at [[University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology|Faculty of Philology]], [[University of Belgrade]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gatalica.com/biography/|title=Biography – Aleksandar Gatalica}}</ref>


He worked as editor of the Pages on world literature (''Danas'' daily), editor of Blic knjiga publishing company, editor of Serbian PEN Centre editions, art director of [[Madlenianum Opera and Theatre]] and first president of [[National Library of Serbia]] Foundation. Gatalica is also noted as editor of several anthologies in Serbian and other languages.
He worked as editor of the Pages on world literature (''Danas'' daily), editor of Blic knjiga publishing company, editor of Serbian PEN Centre editions, art director of [[Madlenianum Opera and Theatre]] and first president of [[National Library of Serbia]] Foundation. Gatalica is also noted as editor of several anthologies in Serbian and other languages.
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He has written music critique for many newspapers and published several books of music critique.
He has written music critique for many newspapers and published several books of music critique.


In 2016. Gatalica conducted a series of interviews with contemporary Serbian authors for [[Radio Television of Serbia]].
In 2016 Gatalica conducted a series of interviews with contemporary Serbian authors for [[Radio Television of Serbia]].


==Works==
==Works==
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* ''Kvadratura nota'', 2004.
* ''Kvadratura nota'', 2004.
*''A Dialog with Delusions'', 2006.
*''A Dialog with Delusions'', 2006.
*''Diary of Conquered Arhitects'', 2006.
*''Diary of Conquered Architects'', 2006.
*''The Inivisible'', 2008.
*''The Inivisible'', 2008.
*''Anegdote o velikim muzičarima'', 2010.
*''Anegdote o velikim muzičarima'', 2010.
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* [[Miloš Crnjanski]] Award
* [[Miloš Crnjanski]] Award
* [[Giorgio La Pira]] Award
* [[Giorgio La Pira]] Award
* [[Andrić]] Award
* [[Ivo Andrić|Andrić]] Award
* [[NIN Award]]
* [[NIN Award]]
* [[Meša Selimović]] Award <ref>http://www.okonas.info/prilozi/intervju-aleksandar-gatalica/</ref>
* [[Meša Selimović]] Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.okonas.info/prilozi/intervju-aleksandar-gatalica/|title=Intervju: Aleksandar Gatalica &#124; Oko Nas}}</ref>
* Most widely read book in National Library of Serbia in 2013, and 2014
* Most widely read book in National Library of Serbia in 2013, and 2014
* [[Umberto Saba]] Award
* [[Umberto Saba]] Award
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* Award'' [[Petar Kočić|Kočićevo]] pero''
* Award'' [[Petar Kočić|Kočićevo]] pero''
* Nagrada Udruženja dramskih umetnika
* Nagrada Udruženja dramskih umetnika
* Liplje Award


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Latest revision as of 19:33, 15 December 2021

Aleksandar Gatalica
Native name
Александар Гаталица
BornBelgrade, Yugoslavia
Occupationwriter
LanguageSerbian
NationalitySerbian
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Notable awardsNIN Award
2012 Veliki rat

Aleksandar Gatalica (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Гаталица; born 1964) is a Serbian writer, critic and translator, best known for his novel The Great War, for which he won the NIN Award for best Serbian novel of the year.[1] His works has been translated in more than ten languages.[2]

Biography[edit]

Gatalica was born in 1964 in Belgrade, where he graduated world literature with Old Greek at Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. [3]

He worked as editor of the Pages on world literature (Danas daily), editor of Blic knjiga publishing company, editor of Serbian PEN Centre editions, art director of Madlenianum Opera and Theatre and first president of National Library of Serbia Foundation. Gatalica is also noted as editor of several anthologies in Serbian and other languages.

A noted translator, Gatalica translated works of authors such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and pioneerly translatated great part of ancient poets, such as: Sappho, Mimnermus, Solon, Archilochus, Hipponax and Anacreon.

He has written music critique for many newspapers and published several books of music critique.

In 2016 Gatalica conducted a series of interviews with contemporary Serbian authors for Radio Television of Serbia.

Works[edit]

  • Rubinstein vs Horowitz, 1999.
  • The Life Lines, 1993.
  • Govorite li klasični?, 1994.
  • Reversed Faces, 1995.
  • The Mimicries, 1996.
  • Crno i belo, 1998.
  • The Century, 1999.
  • The End, 2001.
  • The golden Era of Pianism, 2002.
  • Euripides death, 2002.
  • Belgrade for Foreigners, 2004.
  • Kvadratura nota, 2004.
  • A Dialog with Delusions, 2006.
  • Diary of Conquered Architects, 2006.
  • The Inivisible, 2008.
  • Anegdote o velikim muzičarima, 2010.
  • The Great War, 2012.
  • Poslednji Argonaut, 2018.
  • Sonata for A Malevolent Man
  • Two headed Pin

Translations[edit]

  • Aeschylus - Prometej u okovima
  • Sophocles - Gospodar Edip,
  • Euripides - Alkesta, 1993.
  • Umetnička lirika stare Grčke, 1994.
  • Dvojica jambičara, 1998.
  • Euripides - Ifigenijina smrt u Aulidi, 2002.
  • Helenska poezija, 2003.
  • Euripid izabrane drame, 2007.
  • Sophocles - Gospodar Edip i Edip na Kolonu, 2011.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Great War – Aleksandar Gatalica".
  2. ^ "Александар Гаталица – Српско Књижевно Друштво". www.skd.rs. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  3. ^ "Biography – Aleksandar Gatalica".
  4. ^ "Intervju: Aleksandar Gatalica | Oko Nas".
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