Željko Ivanković (born August 29, 1954 in Vareš) is a Yugoslavian and Bosnian poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator.

Željko Ivanković
Born(1954-08-29)August 29, 1954
Vareš, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationPoet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator
NationalityBosnia and Herzegovina

Recent activity edit

In 2017, Željko Ivanković has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[1]

Works edit

Books edit

  • Nesto od onog što jest, Sarajevo, 1978 (poetry)
  • Utrka puzeva, Sarajevo, 1982 (poetry)
  • Vrijeme bez glagola, Sarajevo, 1986 (poetry)
  • (D)ogledi, Tuzla, 1987 (studies, essays, literary criticism)
  • Price o ljubavi i smrti, Banja Luka (short stories)
  • Urusavanje slike, Sarajevo, 1990 (poetry)
  • Zvjezdangrad, Sarajevo, 1990; Wuppertal, 1995; Sarajevo, 2000; Sarajevo-Wuppertal, 2005 (short stories for children)
  • Dodirom i svijet poce, Sarajevo, 1992; Zagreb-Sarajevo, 2006 (novel)
  • 700 dana opsade, Zagreb, 1995 (war journal)
  • Izgubljeni zavicaj, Ljubljana, 1995 (poetry)
  • Ljubav u Berlinu, Zagreb, 1995; Sarajevo, 1995 (novel)
  • Tko je upalio mrak?, Zagreb, 1995; Sarajevo, 2000 (short stories)
  • (D)ogledi, II, Zenica, 1997 (essays)
  • Trazenje zavicaja, Zagreb, 1997 (poetry)
  • Izbor poezije, Sarajevo, 1999 (poetry)
  • Pisci franjevci vareskog kraja, Split-Vareš, 1999 (essays)
  • (D)ogledi, III, Mostar, 2000 (studies, essays, literary criticism)
  • Nove price o ljubavi i smrti, Zagreb-Sarajevo, 2001 (short stories)
  • Na marginama kaosa, Sarajevo, 2001 (essays)
  • Raskos, hladna mjesecina, Zagreb, 2002 (poetry)
  • Odrastanja, Sarajevo, 2002 (short stories for children)
  • Vareske price, Vareš-Wuppertal, 2003 (short stories)
  • Izbor prica hrvatskih pisaca za djecu u Bosni i Hercegovini, Sarajevo–Zagreb–Wuppertal, 2005.
  • Izbor pjesama hrvatskih pisaca za djecu u Bosni i Hercegovini, Sarajevo–Zagreb–Wuppertal, 2005.
  • Isus je procitao novine, Sarajevo, 2006 (poetry)
  • Tetoviranje identiteta. Pohlepa za prošlošću (studije i eseji), Sarajevo, 2007 (essays)
  • Dnevnik melankolije, Sarajevo, 2008. (poezija)
  • Citati Ivankovica u Sarajevu, Sarajevo, 2010. (polemike)
  • Na svoji baštini, Sarajevo, 2010. (priče)
  • Pogled s margine, Mostar, 2011. (kolumne)

Translations edit

  • Mozart: Pisma ocu, Banja Luka, 1990., 1991., 2003.
  • Price stare Kine, Sarajevo, 1991.
  • Heinrich Böll: Potraga za citateljem, Sarajevo, 2001.
  • G. A. Bürger: Pustolovine baruna Münchhausena, Sarajevo, 2003. (koautorstvo s Romanom Ivankovicem)
  • Israel Zwi Kanner: Zidovske price, Zagreb – Sarajevo, 2007.
  • Mozart: Pisma, Zagreb, 2007.
  • Hans Küng: Izborena sloboda. Sjecanja, Rijeka – Sarajevo, 2009. (koautorstvo s Romanom Ivankovicem)

References edit

  1. ^ Derk, Denis (28 March 2017). "Donosi se Deklaracija o zajedničkom jeziku Hrvata, Srba, Bošnjaka i Crnogoraca" [A Declaration on the Common Language of Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins is About to Appear]. Večernji List (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb: Večernji list. pp. 6–7. ISSN 0350-5006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Mirko Marjanović, Leksikon hrvatskih književnika Bosne i Hercegovine od najstarijih vremena do danas, Matica hrvatska Sarajevo, HKD Napredak, Sarajevo, 2001.