Živko Čingo

Zhivko Chingo
Born (1935-08-13)13 August 1935
Velgosti, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Died 11 August 1987(1987-08-11)
Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Occupation Author

Živko Čingo (also spelt Zhivko Chingo) (13 August 1935 – 11 August 1987) Macedonian writer, born in Velgosti, near Ohrid.

Biography

He studied literature at the University of Sts Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. He worked as a journalist and as Director of the Macedonian National Theatre.[1]

He was part of the new wave of writers to emerge on the Macedonian literary scene in the post-World War II period. One of his novels, Golemata Voda (The Great Water), has been translated into English. It was also recently made into a movie, also called The Great Water.[2] Some other short stories have also been translated and published in various collections.

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