Ivan Ivanji rođen je 24.1.1929. godine u Zrenjaninu. Književnik je i prevodilac. Roditelji, oboje lekari, Jevreji, ubijeni su 1941. godine, a on se spasao bekstvom kod rođaka u Novi Sad. Tu je uhapšen u martu 1944. godine, posle čega je bio zatočen u koncentracionim Logorima Aušvic i Buhenvald do aprila 1945. godine.
Završio je srednju tehničku školu u Novom Sadu, posle toga studirao arhitekturu, a zatim i germanistiku u Beogradu. Preko 20 godina bio je prevodilac za nemački jezik Josipu Brozu Titu kao i drugim državnim i partijskim funkcionerima. Paralelno s karijerom pedagoga, novinara, dramaturga i brojnim funkcijama koje je obavljao u kulturnom životu Beograda i diplomatiji, Ivanji se bavio i književnošću i od rane mladosti objavljivao
Hello fellow book-lover! The Telling Time is my debut novel and embraces all that I love myself in a book: a dash of historical learning; strong characters you don't want to leave behind; descriptions that transport; themes/issues that invite discussion; and a story that is hard to put down.
My travels through the former Yugoslavia informed The Telling Time but the connections I forged within the local Croatian community while researching immigrant stories were inspirational. The novel took me six years to write and along the way I completed a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland.
When The Telling Time first released in 2020 it spent 10 weeks on the top ten fiction charts. By visiting my website you can have the chance
