Boris A. Novak
Poet, Author
1953 –
Who is Boris A. Novak?
Boris A. Novak is a Slovene poet, dramaturge and editor.
Novak was born in 1953 in Belgrade where he also spent his early childhood. He completed secondary schooling in Ljubljana and studied Comparative literature and Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana and worked as a dramaturge at the Slovene National Theatre and as a lecturer at the University. He has also been involved in humanitarian work and was in 2002 elected vice-president of International PEN.
He won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1984 for his poetry collection 1001 stih. and the Jenko Award in 1995 for the collection Mojster nespečnosti.
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1953
Belgrade - Parents
- Nationality
- Slovenia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
Philosophy - Comparative literature
- University of Ljubljana
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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