Branko Gradišnik

Branko Gradišnik
Branko Gradišnik in 2006
Born	(1951-01-07)7 January 1951 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupation	Writer, translator
Notable works	Zemlja, zemlja, zemlja; Leta; Nekdo drug
Notable awards	Prešeren Foundation Award 1982 Zemlja, zemlja, zemlja

Branko Gradišnik (born 7 January 1951) is a Slovene writer and translator. He writes short stories and is a well-known columnist that writes for the newspaper Delo and other Slovene publications. In 2004 he was a candidate for mayor of Ljubljana.^[1]

Branko Gradišnik was born in Ljubljana in 1951 and is the son of author and translator Janez Gradišnik. He received a bachelor's degree in art history and sociology from the University of Ljubljana and holds a master's degree in creative writing from Lancaster University.^[2] In 1982 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his collection of predominantly science fiction short stories titled Zemlja, zemlja, zemlja (Earth, Earth, Earth).^[3] He is also known for his translation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy into Slovene.

Selected works

• Čas (Time), short stories, (1977)
• Mavrična krila (Rainbow Wings), short science fiction stories in an anthology with other authors (1978)
• Kerubini (Cherubins), satirical novel co-written with Emil Filipčič under the single pseudonym Jožef Paganel
• Zemlja, zemlja, zemlja (Earth, Earth, Earth), short stories (1981)
• Leta (The Years), novel, (1984)
• Mistifikcije (Mystifications), short stories, (1987)
• Nekdo drug (Someone Else), crime novel, (1990)
• Nekaj drugega (Something Else), (1990)
• Igre: volčje in ovčje (Games: For Wolves and Sheep), (1993)
• Roka, voda, kamen (Hand, Water, Stone) (2007)

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