Savo Kostadinovski

Savo Kostadinovski
BornСаво Костадиновски
(1950-05-30) May 30, 1950 (age 74)
Gorno Botušje, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityMacedonian, German

Savo Kostadinovski (Macedonian: Саво Костадиновски; born May 30, 1950) is a Macedonian-German writer and translator.[1][2]

Life and career

Savo Kostadinovski was born in Gorno Botušje, municipality of Makedonski Brod, in present-day North Macedonia. He attended elementary school in Gorno Botušje and Gostivar and continued his education in Belgrade and Cologne. He has lived in Germany since 1971.[3]

He is the author of poems for children and adults, short stories, essays, translations, and journalistic texts. His works are included in anthologies and school textbooks in North Macedonia. They are being published in German, Macedonian, Serbian, and Romanian language.[3] He won the "Iselenička Gramota" Award at the Struga Poetry Evenings 1993.[4]

He is a member of the Association of Macedonian Writers, the Association of German Writers, the Association of Literary Translators of Macedonia, and the Association of Macedonian Journalists.[5]

In 2024, Savo Kostadinovski was included in the Encyclopedia of the National Diaspora, edited by chronicler Ivan Kalauzović Ivanus.[6]

Selected bibliography

Books for children

  • Leto vo rodniot kraj (Detska radost, 1980)
  • Kopneži (Cultural Center "Kočo Racin", 1989)
  • Decata na svetot (Cultural Center "Kočo Racin", 1990)
  • Pesni (Cultural and Educational Community of Skopje, 1991)
  • Poreče (Misla, 1995)
  • Iljada i edna nostalgija (Detska radost, 2001)
  • Stihuvani godini (Antolog, 2013)
  • Makedonski znamenitosti (Antolog, 2016)
  • Pesni za deca (Akademski pečat, 2018)
  • Dedovcite i vnucite (Akademska misla, 2023)

Books for adults

  • Trite veka (Makedonska reč, 2005)[7]
  • Roden kraj so srce (Makedonska reč, 2005)
  • Poezija za poezijata (Matica makedonska, 2012)
  • Poezijata vo životot na poetot (Makedonika litera, 2013)[8]
  • Život za Botuše (Makedonika litera, 2014)
  • Istorija na vojnite (Makedonika litera, 2015)[9]
  • Pod dobra voda (Antolog, 2016)
  • Sѐ od ljubov za Poreče i Porečani (Antolog, 2017)
  • Pisatelot od Poreče (Akademski pečat, 2018)
  • Pojasnuvanja (Akademski pečat, 2021)

References

  1. ^ "Savo Kostadinovski Wrote 127 Poetry Books and Gave Them All", Sakam da kažam, November 3, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "In Harmony with the Homeland", Ogledalo (Serbian Mirror, Chicago), October 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Biography of Savo Kostadinovski, Literary Center "Antolog". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Certificate of Appreciation for the Emigrant Savo Kostadinovski from the Emigration Agency", Makedonska nacija, September 9, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ^ List of members of the Association of Macedonian Writers. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of the National Diaspora, Impressions Publishing. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Three Centuries", Makedonika litera, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Poetry Book by Sava Kostadinovski Has Been Published", COOLTURA.mk, March 11, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bilingual Poetry Book 'History of Wars' by Savo Kostadinovski", A1on.mk, March 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

Literature

  • Pavlovski, J.; Siljan, R.; Smilevski, V.; Todorovski, G. (2004). Macedonian Writers. Skopje, North Macedonia: Association of Macedonian Writers. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9989-855-07-2.
  • Kalauzović, I., ed. (2024). Encyclopedia of the National Diaspora. Niš, Serbia: Impressions Publishing. ISBN 978-86-82470-02-1.