Hrvoje Hitrec (born 14 July 1943) is a Croatian writer, screenwriter, and politician. He is notable for his works for children and youth, most famous of his works being the novel (and later a very popular 1980s/90s TV series) Smogovci [hr], but Hitrec also wrote novels, film and TV scripts, dramas. He received several notable Croatian literary awards: "Ksaver Šandor Gjalski," "Ivana Brlić Mažuranić" and "Grigor Vitez."[1]
Hrvoje Hitrec | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 4 March 1991 – 17 July 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Josip Manolić |
| Preceded by | Milovan Šibl |
| Succeeded by | Branko Salaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1943 Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Residence | Samobor |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) |
Hitrec was also a close associate of Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia and an early member of his nationalist Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party.[2] In the early 1990s he served as director of the state broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision, information minister in the government of Josip Manolić, and also a member of Croatian Parliament.[2]
Hitrec headed a right-wing independent list in the 2007 parliamentary elections.[3] He identified himself as eurosceptic, and won 709 votes, or 0.26% of the vote in the VII district.[4]
Works edit
- Jasenovac – istina, 2016, screenwriter
- "Humandel", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2007., ISBN 978-953-0-61231-0
- "Hrvatske legende", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2007., ISBN 978-953-0-61222-8
- "Kolarovi", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2004., ISBN 953-0-61622-8
- "Matko na štakama", Mosta, Zagreb, 2004., ISBN 953-226-042-0
- "Gradsko kazalište Trešnja 1999.", Zagreb, 1999.
- "Zagreb: hrvatska prijestolnica", Zagreb, 1994.
- "Kanjon opasnih igara", Zagreb, 1994.
- "Ur", SF novel, Zagreb, 1982.
- "Eko Eko", Zagreb, 1979. i još 9 izdanja u Zagrebu i 2 u prijevodu
- "Smogovci: romančić za nešto stariju djecu i prilično mladu omladinu", Zagreb, 1976. i još 8 izdanja
- "Pustinjakov pupak", Zagreb, 1974.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (in Croatian) Hrvati AMAC: Razgovor s Hrvojem Hitrecom
- ^ a b "Hrvoje Hitrec". hkv.hr (in Croatian). 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "VII. izborna jedinica". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ (in Croatian) hina.hr on Hitrec's list Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine