Božin Pavlovski
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Bozin Pavlovski January 7, 1942 Žvan, Demir Hisar, Macedonia |
| Nationality | Macedonian, Australian |
| Notable awards | Interbalkan Award for Literature (Greece) (2002) |
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Bozin Pavlovski (Macedonian: Божин Павловски) is a Macedonian writer and a member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was born in Žvan, Demir Hisar, Macedonia on January 7, 1942. He has lived in former Yugoslavia and United States, and has been based in Melbourne, Australia since 1990. Pavlovski studied literature at the University of Skopje and graduated in 1971. For over thirty years he was a publisher of world literature in former Yugoslavia. Since 1989, he has divided his time as a professional novelist traveling between Europe and Australia.
Bozin Pavlovski has written sixteen novels in Macedonian, out of which thirteen have been translated in English in collaboration with authors and friends, including James Thomev, Biljana John, Michael Serafinov and his daughter Elena Ciavarella, with supervision by Irina Dunn. The novels are: ‘Winter in Summer’, ‘Home is Where the Heart is’, ‘The Red Hypocrite’, ‘Eagle Coat of Arms’, ‘A Novel for My Departure’, ‘Journey with My Beloved’, ‘Egyptian Dreamer’, ‘The Agony of Macedonia’, ‘The Milk of Human Kindness’, ‘The Beauty and the Marauder’, 'Neighboring The Owl', 'Call Me Hi Goodbye' and 'Shining Creek'. .[1]
Literary works
Novels
- Miladin from China (1967)
- Duva and The Flea (1973)
- West Aust (1977)
- The Red Hypocrite (1984)
- Neighboring The Owl (1987)
- Return to Fairy Tales (1989)
- Eagle Coat of Arms (1997)
- Journey with My Beloved (2000)
- Egyptian Dreamer (2001)
- A Novel for My Departure (2003)
- The Agony of Macedonia (2004)
- The Milk of Human Kindness (2005)
- The Beauty and The Marauder (2006)
- Winter in Summer (2007)
- Call Me Hi Goodbye (2008)
- Shining Greek (2010)
Short stories and non-fiction
- Fantasti (1964)
- Ludisti (1967)
- Makedoncite otade Ekvatorot (1971)
- Collection of short stories (1980)
- Taga za mojata prva tatkovina (2002)
- Nazad kon razumot (2003)
- Rozovo na crnoto (2005)
Recognitions and Awards
In 1988, Bozin Pavlovski was elected as a member of Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts in the Department of Literature. There are more than 40 foreign editions, and more than 150 Macedonian editions of his works.
Pavlovski has won numerous foreign and Macedonian literary awards including the Interbalkan Award for Literature in Greece (2002). Other literary awards include:
- 1962 First prize for short story (Skopje)
- 1967 First prize for the novel 'Miladin from China' (Belgrade)
- 1973 'Ratsinovo Priznanie' for the novel 'Duva and the Flea' (Veles)
- 1976 Grand Prix for best scenario for the documentary film 'Australia, Australia' (Belgrade)
- 1978 '11 October' Award for the novel 'West Aust'
- 1980 'Pechalbarska Povelba' for the novel 'West Aust' (Vevcani)
- 1982 'Goceva Povelba' for the novel 'The Red Hypocrite' (Podgorci)
- 1985 Golden Medal for literary activities (Belgrade)
- 1987 'Zelezara Susak' for the novel 'Neighboring The Owl' (Zagreb)
- 1987 'Kocho Ratcin' Award for the novel 'Neighboring The Owl' (Skopje)
- 1987 'Stale Popov' Award for the novel 'Neighboring The Owl' (Skopje)
- 1996 'Goceva Povelba' for the novel 'Eagle Coat of Arms' (Podgorci)
- 2002 Interbalkan Award for Literature in Greece for the novel 'Journey With My Beloved' (Thessaloniki)
- 2003 Award for Best Selling Novel - 'Egyptian Dreamer' (Skopje International Book Fair)
- 2004 Award for Best Selling Novel - 'The Agony of Macedonia' (Skopje International Book Fair)
- 2006 'Ratsinovo Priznanie' for the novel 'The Beauty and The Marauder' (Veles)
- 2007 'Excelsior' for the novel 'The Beauty and The Marauder' in Romania (Kurtea de Arges)
- 2008 '11 October' Award for the opus (Skopje)
- 2010 'Duhoven Voin' for literature (Struga)
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