Miro Gavran
Miro Gavran is a contemporary Croatian author, born in 1961. His works have been translated into 35 languages, and his books have come out in 150 different editions at home and abroad. His dramas and comedies have had more than 200 theatre first nights around the world and have been seen by more than two million theatre-goers.
He is the only living dramatist in Europe to have a theatre festival devoted solely to his plays outside his/her homeland; the Gavranfest has been held in Slovakia since 2003.
He debuted in 1983 with the drama Creon's Antigone, speaking out forcefully about political manipulation. This was followed three years later by the drama Night of the Gods, the theme being the relationship between the artist and the powers-that-b
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Marko Marulić
Marko Marulić was a Croatian national poet and Renaissance humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He was also the first who defined and used the notion of psychology, which is today in current use.
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The central figure of the humanist circle in Split, Marulić was inspired by the Bible, Antique writers and Christian hagiographies. Main topics of his writings were Christian theological by nature. He was a poet and writer who wrote many poems, discussions on theology and Christian ethics, stories and some epics. He wrote in three languages: Latin, Croatian and Vulgar Italian (three letters and two sonnets are preserved).
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Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson is the author of The Gargoyle, which came out in 2008. In America, the publisher is Doubleday; in Canada, the publisher is Random House; in the UK, the publisher is Canongate; in Australia, the publisher is Text. The book was a New York Times best-seller, and has been translated into thirty languages.
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Vladimir Nazor
Vladimir Nazor was one of the greatest and most famous Croatian poets. He was a writer, translator, and a humanist. Although he had not been an active politician until 1941, he had a significant political influence through ethical aspects of his work.
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Hugh Lofting
Hugh Lofting was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature.
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Lofting was born in Maidenhead, England, to English and Irish parents. His early education was at Mount St Mary's College in Sheffield, after which he went to the United States, completing a degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He traveled widely as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Irish Guards to serve in World War I. Not wishing to write to his children of the brutality of the war, he wrote imaginative letters that were the foundation of the successful Doctor Dolittle novels for children. Seriously wounded in the war, he moved with his famil -
Branko Ćopić
Branko Ćopić (Cyrillic: Бранко Ћопић; January 1, 1915 – March 26, 1984) was a Yugoslav writer. He was born in the village of Hašani near Bosanska Krupa. He attended schools in Bihać, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Karlovac before moving to Belgrade to study philosophy at the University of Belgrade until his graduation in 1940.
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Upon the uprising in the Bosanska Krajina in 1941, he joined the Partizans and remained in their ranks until the end of World War II. That period of his life influenced much of his literary work as can be seen by the themes he later writes about. Athe the end of the war he returned to Belgrade where he was, until 1949, the director of a children's magazine called "Pioniri". From 1951 until his death he was a professional wri -
Pavao Pavličić
Pavao Pavličić rođen je 16. kolovoza 1946. godine u Vukovaru gdje je završio osnovnu školu i gimnaziju. Na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu diplomirao je poredbenu književnost i talijanski jezik, a doktorirao je 1974. tezom iz područja metrike (Sesta rima u hrvatskoj književnosti).
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Od 1970. g. zaposlen je na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu gdje je i danas redoviti profesor na Odsjeku za komparativnu književnost. Književni i znanstveni interesi kod njega su podjednako zastupljeni i isprepliću se. Kao znanstvenika, Pavličića zaokupljaju teme iz starije hrvatske književnosti i literarne teorije. Iz tog područja objavio je veći broj rasprava i nekoliko knjiga: Rasprave o hrvatskoj baroknoj književnosti, 1979, Književna genologija, 1983, Stih u dr -
August Šenoa
August Šenoa was a Croatian novelist, critic, editor, poet, and dramatist.
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He was a transitional figure, who helped bring Croatian literature from Romanticism to Realism and introduced the historical novel to Croatia. He wrote more than ten novels, among which the most notable are:
Zlatarovo zlato (Goldsmith's gold; 1871)
Čuvaj se senjske ruke (Pirates of Senj; 1876)
Seljačka buna (Peasants' revolt; 1877)
Diogenes (1878)
Šenoa was also the author of the popular patriotic song "Živila Hrvatska".
He was born in Zagreb, then part of the Habsburg Empire, into a family of Czech-German origin. His surname was originally spelled Schönoa. He studied law in Prague. He also lived in Vienna for a while, but returned to Zagreb in 1866. From 1874 to 1881, Šeno -
Marko Marulić
Marko Marulić was a Croatian national poet and Renaissance humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He was also the first who defined and used the notion of psychology, which is today in current use.
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The central figure of the humanist circle in Split, Marulić was inspired by the Bible, Antique writers and Christian hagiographies. Main topics of his writings were Christian theological by nature. He was a poet and writer who wrote many poems, discussions on theology and Christian ethics, stories and some epics. He wrote in three languages: Latin, Croatian and Vulgar Italian (three letters and two sonnets are preserved).
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Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár (Americanized name: Franz Molnar) was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. During the World War II he emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazi persecution of Hungarian Jews.
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Josip Kozarac
Josip Kozarac (Vinkovci, 18. ožujka 1858. - Koprivnica, 21. kolovoza 1906.), hrvatski je prozaist - novelist, romanopisac, pjesnik, pisac pripovjetki i polemičar, diplomirani inženjer šumarstva, jedan od najpoznatijih hrvatskih šumara.
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Bio je jedan od važnijih hrvatskih prozaista, novelista, polemičara, pjesnika, ujedno i diplomirani inženjer šumarstva te najpoznatiji hrvatski šumar. Osnovnu školu završio je u Vinkovcima, te je pohađao gimnaziju koju je završio s puno muke, ali se sve promijenilo kada je upisao fakultet šumarstva u Beču. Diplomirao je 1879. godine na Visokoj školi za kulturu tla kao najbolji student na svojoj godini. Prije fakulteta živio je dosta slobodan i neobuzdan život. Puno je vremena provodio u prirodi, jednostavno pr -
Robert Perišić
Robert Perišić (born. 1969) is a prominent Croatian poet, writer and journalist. He took his BA in Croatian language and literature at Philosophical Faculty in Zagreb. His criticism and essays were published in Feral Tribune and Playboy magazines. Perišić lives in Zagreb and works as a freelance writer.
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Hrvoje Hitrec
Hrvoje Hitrec is contemporary Croatian writer. Graduated comparative literature. He wrote theatre plays, movie and television scenarios, but he is especially known for his children books.
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Julijana Matanović
Julijana Matanović rođena je 6. aprila 1959. u Gradačcu (BiH). Od 1962. živi u Hrvatskoj. Osnovnu školu završila je u Đurđenovcu, gimnaziju u Našicama, a studije na Odsjeku jugoslavenskih jezika i književnosti na Pedagoškom fakultetu u Osijeku. U jesen 1982. zaposlila se, kao asistent, na Odsjeku za jugoslavenske književnosti istoga Fakulteta. Postdiplomske studije završila je na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu, gde je 1989. magistrirala na temi Primarna i sekundarna generička obilježja u Đurđevićevim „Uzdasima Mandalijene pokornice“. Doktorirala je 1998. godine s temom Hrvatski povijesni roman XX. stoljeća. Od 1993. zaposlena je na Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, kada je i izabrana za asistenta na Katedri za noviju hrvatsku kn
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Anto Gardaš
Anto Gardaš was born in Agići near Derventa on 21st May, 1938. He graduated from the Law School in Zagreb. He has written about forty books, mostly for younger readers: novels, fairy-tales, stories, poems, role plays. He published five haiku collections. He received several awards for his novels and poetry in Croatia. His haiku was awarded and commended on many haiku contests both in Croatia and abroad. He died in Osijek, 10.06.2004.
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Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan rođen je 1933. godine u Sarajevu. Školovao se te živio i radio u Zagrebu. Akademski je slikar. Radio je kao urednik na RTV Zagreb i u "Telegramu", bio je dramaturg u Zagreb-filmu, urednik u "Školskoj knjizi" te redoviti profesor Akademije dramske umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Uređivao je časopis "Most" i knjižnice "Znanja" i "Školske knjige". Autor je mnoštva drama, filmskih scenarija, radio i televizijskih drama, romana, priča, eseja i kritika. Sastavio je nekoliko antologija. Priredio je dvije samostalne izložbe. Djela su mu prevođena na više stranih jezika.
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Objavio je knjigu drama Svrha od slobode, romane Uzbuna na zelenom vrhu, Razapet između, Koko i duhovi, Domaća zadaća, Zidom zazidani, Zagonetni dječak, Lažeš, Melita, Toranj, Koko -
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
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She started writing poetry, diaries and essays rather early but her works were not published until the beginning of the 20th century.
Her book Croatian Tales of Long Ago (Priče iz davnine), published in 1916, is among the most popular today.In the book Mažuranić created a series of new fairy-tales, but using names and motifs from the Slavic mythology of Croats. It was this that earned her comparisons to Hans Christian Andersen and Tolkien who also wrote completely new stories but based in some elements of real mythology.
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Milivoj Matošec
Milivoj Matošec (Zagreb, 1929.- Zagreb, 1982.) je novinar, urednik i pisac.
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Završio je studij prava, bio je dramaturg Radio-televizije Zagreb. Napisao je brojne priče, romane, radio-igre (60 ih je emitirano), scenarije za televizijske emisije, serije i crtane filmove. Njegova djela prevedena su na ruski, mađarski, slovenski i albanski. Bio je urednik listova i časopisa Vjesnik, Kerempuh, Omladinski borac, Horizont i dr. -
Bekim Sejranović
Bekim Sejranović rođen je 1972. u Brčkom, BiH. U Rijeci, gdje živi od 1985. godine, studirao je kroatistiku na Pedagoškom fakultetu. Od 1993. živi u Oslu i magistrirao je 1999. godine na tamošnjem Povijesno-filozofskom fakultetu. Prozu je objavljivao u Rivalu, Quorumu, Sarajevskim sveskama, Politikinom Zabavniku i još ponegde. Preveo je knjigu priča „Noć prije mračnog jutra“ norveškog autora Ingvara Ambjørnsena (2000), priredio i preveo antologiju norveške kratke priče „Veliki pusti krajolik“ (2001) i preveo nekoliko dela norveškog autora Frode Gryttena i Josteina Gaardera. Objavio je studiju „Modernizam u romanu Isušena kaljuža Janka Polića Kamova“ (2001). Objavio romane: „Nigdje, niotkuda“ i „Ljepši kraj“. Za roman „Nigdje, niotkuda“ dobi
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Kristian Novak
Kristian Novak is a Croatian writer, linguist and university professor. He was born into a family of Croatian migrant workers in Germany, but spent his childhood and youth in a small village in Međimurje, the most northern part of Croatia.
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He moved to Zagreb, to college in 1997.
He was standard member of the Croatian karate national team from 1996 to 2009, winning a range of individual and team awards at national and global championships.
In 2006. he was European Vice-Champion.
His first novel, Obješeni (The Hanged) was published in 2005, but received no significant reception.
Dark Mother Earth (2013), his second novel, won The Tportal prize for Croatian novel of the year and is hailed as one of the best Croatian novels in the last 50 years. T -
Knister
Pseudonym für Ludger Jochmann. Jochmann wuchs im Ruhrgebiet auf. Er studierte Sozialpädagogik an der Universität Essen und Rhythmik an der Folkwangschule in Essen. Nach dem Erwerb seines Diploms arbeitete er als Sonderpädagoge. Seit 1978 ist er als freier Autor und Komponist tätig. Zunächst arbeitete er für Kindertheater im Ruhrgebiet, dann auch für Funk und Fernsehen. 1980 erfolgte die erste Buchveröffentlichung, gefolgt von Tonträgern, Fernsehserien, Computerspielen und Produktionen für das Kino. Sein erstes Buch für Erwachsene veröffentlichte er 2000 unter seinem bürgerlichen Namen.
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Sein Pseudonym wählte Knister aus seiner Rockmusikbegeisterung. Er nutzt Musik als Ausdrucksform bei seinen Vorstellungen für Kinder und stellte fest, dass da -
Pavao Pavličić
Pavao Pavličić rođen je 16. kolovoza 1946. godine u Vukovaru gdje je završio osnovnu školu i gimnaziju. Na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu diplomirao je poredbenu književnost i talijanski jezik, a doktorirao je 1974. tezom iz područja metrike (Sesta rima u hrvatskoj književnosti).
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Od 1970. g. zaposlen je na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu gdje je i danas redoviti profesor na Odsjeku za komparativnu književnost. Književni i znanstveni interesi kod njega su podjednako zastupljeni i isprepliću se. Kao znanstvenika, Pavličića zaokupljaju teme iz starije hrvatske književnosti i literarne teorije. Iz tog područja objavio je veći broj rasprava i nekoliko knjiga: Rasprave o hrvatskoj baroknoj književnosti, 1979, Književna genologija, 1983, Stih u dr -
Sanja Polak
Sanja Polak rodila se 5. 11. 1968. godine u zagrebačkom rodilištu u Vinogradskoj ulici. Voli svoj Zagreb i gotovo sve njegove ulice. Pohađala je dječji vrtić u Prilazu Đure Deželića, dvije osnovne škole u Bolničkoj ulici i gimnazije u Križanićevoj i Habdelićevoj ulici. Diplomirala je u Savskoj ulici i postala učiteljica razredne nastave.
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Od 1991. godine učiteljica je u Osnovnoj školi Davorina Trstenjaka u Krčkoj i Savskoj ulici. Stanovala je u Ulici Braće Cvijića i Peruanskoj ulici s mamom Ljerkom, tatom Brankom i sestrom Ivanom. Danas stanuje u Ulici Vincenta iz Kastva sa suprugom Zoranom, kćerima Petrom i Paulinom i psićem Flokijem. Od 1996. godine uređuje časopis za učenike od 1. do 4. razreda Prvi izbor i kao urednica ima radnu sobu u ne -
Anto Gardaš
Anto Gardaš was born in Agići near Derventa on 21st May, 1938. He graduated from the Law School in Zagreb. He has written about forty books, mostly for younger readers: novels, fairy-tales, stories, poems, role plays. He published five haiku collections. He received several awards for his novels and poetry in Croatia. His haiku was awarded and commended on many haiku contests both in Croatia and abroad. He died in Osijek, 10.06.2004.
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Milivoj Matošec
Milivoj Matošec (Zagreb, 1929.- Zagreb, 1982.) je novinar, urednik i pisac.
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Završio je studij prava, bio je dramaturg Radio-televizije Zagreb. Napisao je brojne priče, romane, radio-igre (60 ih je emitirano), scenarije za televizijske emisije, serije i crtane filmove. Njegova djela prevedena su na ruski, mađarski, slovenski i albanski. Bio je urednik listova i časopisa Vjesnik, Kerempuh, Omladinski borac, Horizont i dr. -
Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan rođen je 1933. godine u Sarajevu. Školovao se te živio i radio u Zagrebu. Akademski je slikar. Radio je kao urednik na RTV Zagreb i u "Telegramu", bio je dramaturg u Zagreb-filmu, urednik u "Školskoj knjizi" te redoviti profesor Akademije dramske umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Uređivao je časopis "Most" i knjižnice "Znanja" i "Školske knjige". Autor je mnoštva drama, filmskih scenarija, radio i televizijskih drama, romana, priča, eseja i kritika. Sastavio je nekoliko antologija. Priredio je dvije samostalne izložbe. Djela su mu prevođena na više stranih jezika.
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Objavio je knjigu drama Svrha od slobode, romane Uzbuna na zelenom vrhu, Razapet između, Koko i duhovi, Domaća zadaća, Zidom zazidani, Zagonetni dječak, Lažeš, Melita, Toranj, Koko -
August Šenoa
August Šenoa was a Croatian novelist, critic, editor, poet, and dramatist.
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He was a transitional figure, who helped bring Croatian literature from Romanticism to Realism and introduced the historical novel to Croatia. He wrote more than ten novels, among which the most notable are:
Zlatarovo zlato (Goldsmith's gold; 1871)
Čuvaj se senjske ruke (Pirates of Senj; 1876)
Seljačka buna (Peasants' revolt; 1877)
Diogenes (1878)
Šenoa was also the author of the popular patriotic song "Živila Hrvatska".
He was born in Zagreb, then part of the Habsburg Empire, into a family of Czech-German origin. His surname was originally spelled Schönoa. He studied law in Prague. He also lived in Vienna for a while, but returned to Zagreb in 1866. From 1874 to 1881, Šeno -
Stjepan Tomaš
Stjepan Tomaš je rođen 1947., poslije II. Svjetskog rata u Novoj Bukovici kod Slatine. Gimnaziju je završio u Našicama, a Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu. Živi i radi u Osijeku.
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Objavio je nekoliko romana za djecu: «Moljac i noćni čuvar», «Dobar dan, tata» i «Halo, ovdje komandosi». Knjiga ratnih dnevničkih zapisa «Moj tata spava s anđelima» nadopunjena pojavila se ponovno pod naslovom «Mali ratni dnevnik».
Napisao je i četiri zbirke pripovijedaka za odrasle: «Sveti bunar», «Tko kuca otvorit će mu se», «Smrtna ura», «Anđeli na vrhu igle» te romane: «Građani u prvom koljenu», «Taninska četvrt», «Život u provinciji», «Zlatousti».
Zastupljen je u nekoliko antologija suvremene hrvatske i jugoslovenske proze. Kritika je uglavnom povoljno ocijenila -
Augusta Huiell Seaman
Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was an American author of children's literature. She graduated from Normal College in New York City in 1900 and went on to teach elementary school. Following her marriage in 1906, she devoted her time to writing children's books. While living in Island Beach, Augusta held various offices in the local government, including Borough clerk, Tax Collector, and Borough Registrar. Her works include: Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons (1910), The Boarded up House (1915), The Slipper Point Mystery (1919), The Dragon's Secret (1921), The Mystery at Number Six (1922), The Edge of Raven Pool (1924), The Charlemonte Crest (1930) and The Vanishing Octant Mystery (1949).
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Petar Zoranić
Petar Zoranić (1508 – after 1569) was a Croatian Renaissance writer and poet from Zadar. He is most important as the author of Planine, regarded as the first Croatian novel. Pastoral in nature, the novel was written in 1538 and published in 1569. Zoranić wrote two other novels, Ljubveni lov and Vilenica, but neither of these has survived.
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Mirko Bogović
Mirko Bogović (Varaždin, 1816 - Zagreb, 1893) was a Croatian poet, playwright and politician.
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Maja Brajko-Livaković
Maja Brajko-Livaković rođena je u travnju 1959. godine.Djetinjstvo je, kako sama voli reći, prohodala, proplivala i izmaštala u prekrasnom Bolu na otoku Braču, gdje je završila osnovnu školu i gimnaziju. U Zagrebu je diplomirala na Filozofskom fakultetu. Tek 1995. počinje objavljivati. Fascinirana je čudom prirode, svemirom i svrhom čovjeka na putu ka vječnosti. Stoga u svojim romanima i pričama piše o prirodi i njezinom očuvanju i o problemima odrastanja mladeži u mreži suvremenih zavodljivosti svijeta. Ona otvara mnoge tabu teme. Prva je u našoj književnosti za djecu i mlade progovorila o problemu droge (Kad pobijedi ljubav) i o „bijelom roblju“ (Nemoj reći nikome).
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Ivan Slamnig
Ivan Slamnig was a Croatian poet, novelist, literary theorist and translator.
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Slamnig was born in Metković. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1955 and later taught at its Department of Comparative Literature.
Slamnig is considered one of the most important Croatian poets of the 20th century. His laconic, humor-infused modernist poetry is difficult to categorize, and proved popular with the critics and the public alike. His poem "Barbara", set to music by Zvonko Špišić, was a hit in 1975.
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Sanja Pilić
Sanja Pilić (Split, 16. svibnja 1954.) hrvatska književnica.
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Osnovnu školu i školu primijenjene umjetnosti završila je u Zagrebu. Kako sama autorica navodi za «odrasle, romantične i tužne» objavila je 2 zbirke priča: «Ah, ludnica» (Globus, 1986.) i «Tjeskoba šutnje» (Revija, 1990.). Iza nje je i nekoliko zbirki poezije: «Ženske pjesme» (Mozaik knjiga, 2000.,2001.), «Faktor uspjeha» (Mozaik knjiga, 2002. 2003.) i još ponešto: «Različitosti, od vrijeđanja do umorstva - priča Leti, Marta, leti» (Ljevak, 2003.); «Znala sam da moram izabrati drugačiji život» (Mozaik knjiga 2003., 2004.).Autorica je brojnih knjiga za djecu.
Dobitnica je nagrade Grigor Vitez za knjige "O mamama sve najbolje" (1990.) i "Sasvim sam popubertetio" (2002.) te nagrade Iva -
Dragutin Tadijanović
Dragutin Tadijanović (Rastušje, kod Sl. Broda, 4. studenog 1905. - Zagreb, 27. lipnja 2007.), hrvatski pjesnik.
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Dragutin Tadijanović rođen je 4. studenoga 1905. godine u Rastušju, kod Slavonskog Broda, kao najstariji sin zemljoradnika Mirka Tadijanovića i Mande. Polazio je Nižu pučku školu u susjednom selu Podvinju (1912. - 1916.) i u Slavonskom Brodu dva razreda Više pučke škole (1916. - 1925.), a od 1918. Realnu gimnaziju. Od jeseni 1920. godine, stanujući u brodskom samostanu, kao učenik petog razreda gimnazije, piše pjesme.U Zagrebu je na Gospodarsko-šumarskom fakultetu upisao studij šumarstva (1925.), ali je kasnije prešao na Filozofski fakultet (povijest južnoslavenske književnosti i filozofija 1928.). Diploma Filozofskog fakulteta Sve -
Josip Cvenić
Josip Cvenić rođen je 1952. godine u Osijeku. Osnovnu i srednju školu završio je u rodnom gradu, Filozofski fakultet, studij filozofije i sociologije, završio je 1976. u Sarajevu. Nekoliko godina radi kao profesor u gimnaziji, a 1980. zapošljava se kao urednik u Izdavačkom centru Radničkog sveučilišta u Osijeku. 1990. godine izabran je za glavnog urednika časopisa za književnost i kulturu Revija (Književna revija). Danas radi kao tajnik i urednik u Matici hrvatskoj Osijek. Član je Društva hrvatskih književnika.
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Blanka Dovjak-Matković
Blanka Dovjak–Matković (Zagreb, 7. prosinca 1920. - Zagreb, 6. ožujka 1993.), hrvatska književnica.
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Pisala je pjesme za djecu i odrasle (standardnim jezikom i kajkavštinom), kratke priče, tekstove za slikovnice, a najcjenjeniji je njezin posljednji književni uradak, roman “Zagrebačka priča”.
U rodnom Zagrebu je stekla osnovno i srednjoškolsko obrazovanje. Još kao gimnazijalka objavljuje pjesme i prozu u podlistku tadašnjeg dnevnika “Jutarnjeg lista”, a sa samo osamnaest godina izdaje zbirku kajkavskih pjesama “Od protuletja do zime” (1938.). Nakon te zbirke pjesama slijedi tridesetogodišnja stvaralačka pauza uzrokovana autoričinom zaokupljenošću obiteljskim životom.
1970. godine izlaze priče za djecu pod naslovom “Neobična ulica”, 1973. g. “Pr -
Janko Leskovar
Po završetku učiteljske škole, službovao je kao učitelj u mnogim mjestima, a u književnosti se javio kao tridesetogodišnjak svojom novelom "Misao na vječnost" koja je objavljena u "Vijencu" 1891. godine.
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U svom desetogodišnjem književnom stvaralaštvu Leskovar je bio zaokupljen psihološkom analizom likova naglašeno nezainteresiranih ili nesposobnih za životnu borbu. Njegovi junaci postaju žrtvama vlastitih fikcija, kao ljudi kontemplacije koji život motre sa strane umjesto da u njemu djeluju. -
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Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski, or Ljubomil Tito Babić (26 October 1854 – 6 February 1935) was a Croatian writer and civil servant.
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His real name was Ljubomil Babić and he was born in the Gredice castle near Klanjec and Zabok in Hrvatsko Zagorje, into a minor aristocratic family. He finished high school in Varaždin and earned law degrees in Zagreb and Vienna. He was also involved in politics. In 1906 he got elected into the Croatian Parliament. 1917 through 1918 he held the post of mayor of the Zagreb county.
He wrote novels, but his best known work is Pod starim krovovima (Under Old Roofs), a collection of short stories in which he described the economic decline of the Croatian aristocracy. Gjalski managed to combine realism and poetry in his work be -
Tito Bilopavlović
Rođen je 7.siječnja 1940. godine u Novoj Gradiški. Diplomirao je na Pravnom fakultetu u Zagrebu 1977. godine. Radio je kao urednik u Studenskom listu, tajnik za kulturu u Novoj Gradiški, kao tajnik Društva hrvatskih književnika, kolumnist tjednika Danas, urednik dječjeg lista SMIB, urednik u Školskoj knjizi. Danas vodi Tribinu DHK-a.
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Započeo je kao pjesnik zbirkama Pijesku već oplakanom (1967.), Vrt za prijatelje (1969.), Exodus (1971.) i Lov na uzvanike (1974.); sklon ludičkim elementima, urbanoj kolokvijalnosti, humornim detaljima.[1] Kasnije se posvećuje prozi, s romanom Ciao, slinavci (1977.) i novelama Plavuša i atleta (1974.), Stid (1980.) i Škola za sjećanje (1982.) u kojima se bavi likovima iz urbane sredine. [2]
Dobitnik je “Brankove -
Ela Peroci
Ela Peroci was Slovenian children's author. Her stories are now considered classics in children's literature.
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Želimir Hercigonja
Želimir Hercigonja rodio se u Zagrebu 29. ožujka 1956. godine. U svom književnom radu najviše se ističe pisanjem za djecu.
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Objavio je tri zbirke priča i bajki za djecu - "Bajkovnica", 1997. godine, "Srebrnasta nit snova", 1999. godine i 2000 godine "Vladar ledene osame".
Od romana ističe se roman "Tajni Leksikon" koji je bio objavljen 2001. godine. Najpoznatije slikovnice za djecu su mu: "Maslačkova kruna" objavljena 2001. godine te "Tuga, radost i divlja svinja" koju je objavio 2001. godine.
Osim što piše prozu, istaknuo se i pisanjem dječje poezije. Njegovi uzori u književnom svijetu su Hans Christian Andersen i Charles Perrault.