Vladimir Pištalo
Vladimir Pištalo | |
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Born | 1960 (age 60–61) Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1981–present |
Notable works | Tesla, portret među maskama |
Vladimir Pištalo (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Пиштало; born 1960) is a Serbian American writer, most notably winning the NIN Award for novel of the year in 2008.[1]
Life[]
Vladimir Pištalo graduated from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law and earned his doctorate at the University of New Hampshire under the theme of the manifold identity of Serbian immigrants. He now works at Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts where he teaches World and American history.
He grew up in Mostar, Kraljevo and Belgrade and emigrated to the United States in 1993.[2]
Books[]
He published the following prose books:
- Slikovnica (1981)
- Noći (1986)
- Manifesti (1986)
- Kraj veka (1990)
- A Novel: Corto Maltese (1987)
- Tesla: A Portrait with Masks (2008)
Short story books:
- Vitraž u sećanju (1994)
- Priče iz celog sveta (1997)
- A biography of Alexander the Great (1999)
Novels:
- Milenijum u Beogradu (2000)
- O čudu (2002)
The French language translation of his novel Milenijum u Beogradu was a choice for the prestigious award Femina for the best translated novel in French.
References[]
- ^ Becker College (2012-01-15). "Author and Professor Vladimir Pistalo's New Novel Awarded Serbia's Golden Hit Liber". Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ^ "Veče Vladimira Pištala". rts.rs. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Writers from Sarajevo
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Serbian emigrants to the United States
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
- University of New Hampshire alumni