Emil Filipčič

Emil Filipčič (born 8 April 1951) is a Slovene writer, playwright and actor. He is known for his novels, short stories and dramas and has also appeared as an actor in numerous theatre productions in Slovenia.^[1]

Filipčič was born in Belgrade in 1951. He studied at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana and works as a freelance writer, actor, playwright and director.^[2] In 2011 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his novel Problemi (Problems).^[3]

Selected works

• Grein Vaun, novel, (1979)
• Kerubini (Cherubins), satirical novel co-written with Branko Gradišnik under the single pseudonym Jožef Paganel
• Kuku, novel, (1985)
• Ervin kralj, novel, (1986)
• X-100, novel, (1988)
• Orangutan, short stories (1992)
• Dobri robotek, short stories (1993)
• Urugvaj 1930, novel, (1993)
• Jesen je, novel, (1995)
• Izlet v naravo, short stories (1997)
• Keopsova piramida, novel, (2005)
• Problemi, novel, (2009)

Plays

• Kegler, drama (1981)
• Ujetniki svobode, drama (1982)
• Altamira, satirical comedy (1982)
• Bolna nevesta , satirical comedy (1984)
• Kako naj odgovorim spoštovanemu tovarišu Francetu Piberniku?, drama (1985)
• Atlantida, drama (1988)
• Božanska tragedija, drama (1989)
• Psiha, comedy (1993)
• Veselja dom, drama (1996)

References