Kresnik Award

2013 Kresnik Award

Kresnik is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best novel in Slovene of the previous year. It has been bestowed since 1991 at summer solstice by the national newspaper house Delo. The awards ceremony is normally held on Rožnik Hill above Ljubljana where the winner is invited to light a large bonfire. The winner also receives a financial award.^[1]

Year	Author	Novel	Title in English	Publisher
1991	Lojze Kovačič	Kristalni čas	Crystal Time[2]	DZS
1992	Feri Lainšček	Namesto koga roža cveti	Instead of Whom does the Flower Bloom[3]	Prešernova družba
1993	Miloš Mikeln	Veliki voz	The Great Bear[4]	Mihelač
1994	Andrej Hieng	Čudežni Feliks	The Miraculous Felix	Mladinska knjiga
1995	Tone Perčič	Izganjalec hudiča	The Exorcist[5]	Cankarjeva založba
1996	Berta Bojetu	Ptičja hiša	The Birdhouse[6]	Wieser
1997	Vlado Žabot	Volčje noči	Wolf Nights	Pomurska založba
1998	Zoran Hočevar	Šolen z Brega	Šolen from Breg	Založba /*cf
1999	Drago Jančar	Zvenenje v glavi	Ringing in the Head[7]	Mladinska knjiga
2000	Andrej E. Skubic	Grenki med	Bitter Honey[8]	DZS
2001	Drago Jančar	Katarina, pav in jezuit	Katarina, the Peacock and the Jesuit[9]	Slovenska matica
2002	Katarina Marinčič	Prikrita harmonija	Hidden Harmony[10]	Mladinska knjiga
2003	Rudi Šeligo	Izgubljeni sveženj	Lost Package[11]	Nova revija
2004	Lojze Kovačič	Otroške stvari	Things of Childhood[12]	Beletrina
2005	Alojz Rebula	Nokturno za Primorsko	A Nocturne for Primorska[13]	Mohorjeva Celje/Trst
2006	Milan Dekleva	Zmagoslavje podgan	The Triumph of the Rats[14]	Cankarjeva založba
2007	Feri Lainšček	Muriša	Muriša	Beletrina
2008	Štefan Kardoš	Rizling polka	Riesling Polka[15]	Litera
2009	Goran Vojnović	Čefurji raus!	Southern Scum Go Home![16]	Beletrina
2010	Tadej Golob	Svinjske nogice	Pigs' Legs[17]	Litera
2011	Drago Jančar	To noč sem jo videl	I Saw Her That Night[18]	Modrijan
2012	Andrej E. Skubic	Koliko si moja?	How Much Are You Mine?[19]	Beletrina
2013	Goran Vojnović	Jugoslavija moja dežela![20]	What Did You Do in the Yugoslav Wars, Daddy?[21]	Beletrina
2014	Davorin Lenko	Telesa v temi[22]	Bodies in the Dark	Center za slovensko književnost
2015	Andrej E. Skubic	Samo pridi domov	Just Come Home[23]	Modrijan

References

1. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
2. Lojze Kovačič on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
3. published by Litterae slovenicae 2002, vol. 101
4. English excerpt of novel on Thezaurus, Slovenian Culture and Language Resources site
5. Slovenian Press Agency STA 24.06.1995
6. Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer (eds) History of Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe:Types and Stereotypes, John Benjamin Publishing Co. Amsterdam, 2004, pg.640
7. World Literatures Fabula Festival 2011 programme
8. Andrej E. Skubic on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
9. Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer (eds) History of Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe:Junctures and Disjunctures, John Benjamin Publishing Co. Amsterdam, 2004, pg.499
10. Katarina Marinčič at the Frankfurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency
11. Slovenian Press Agency STA 23.06.2003
12. Lojze Kovačič on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
13. The Literary Journal Sodobnost 10/2005 on Eurozine site
14. Milan Dekleva at the Frankfurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency
15. "Award for Best Novel Goes to Stefan Kardos". Press Release from Slovenian Government Communication Office, Ljubljana, 24 June 2008. Thezaurus, Slovenian language and cultural resources. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
16. English excerpt of novel on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
17. Republic of Slovenia Government Communication Office press release 24.06.2010
18. Republic of Slovenia Government Communication Office press release 23.06.2011
19. Delo 23 June 2012 Kresnik: najboljši slovenski roman napisal Andrej E. Skubic Kresnik: The Best Slovene Novel Written by Andrej E. Skubic
20. Delo 23 June 2013 Kdo je napisal najbolši roman preteklega leta? Who Wrote the Best Novel of Last Year?
21. author's catalogue on Read Central site
22. Delo 23 June 2014 In kresnika dobi ... Davorin Lenko And the Kresnik goes to ... Davorin Lenko
23. Delo 23 June 2015 Kresnik 2015 Andreju E. Skubicu The 2015 Kresnik for Andrej E. Skubic

External links

• Kresnik Award on the Slovenia Cultural Profiles Project site, a Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and British Council Slovenia joint project