Zoran Drvenkar is a Croatian / German writer. He has written fiction, poems, and plays.
Early life
Born in Križevci, Croatia in 1967, Zoran Drvenkar has lived in Germany since age three.
Career
Drvenkar has worked as a writer from 1989. He has written novels, including fiction for children and young adults, poems, plays, and short stories.
A novel for young adults, Tell Me What You See, was published in an English translation by Chantal Wright in 2005.
His thriller novel Sorry won the Friedrich-Glauser Prize in 2010. Employing a complex multi-person narrative scheme, the English translation has been critically acclaimed.
The English translation of the crime thriller You was published in 2014. In February 2020, it was announced that Sky had commissioned an eight-part TV adaptation of You, penned by Ben Chanan. The series, called Then You Run, was released on Sky Max in the UK from 7 July 2023.
Recognition and awards
Drvenkar has received many grants and prizes for his writing, including:
- 1998: Oldenburg Children’s and Young People’s Book Prize, for his debut novel Niemand so stark wie wir
- 1999: Science Fiction Prize of the Literature Workshop Berlin for Die alte Stadt
- 2000: Munich Youth Dramatist Prize
- 2005: German Young People’s Literature Prize, for Die Kurzhosengang (2004), published under the dual pseudonyms of "Victor Caspak & Yves Lanois"
References
- ^ "Zoran Drvenkar". Berlin International Literature Festival. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- Chicken House, ISBN 978-0439724524
- Steinhauer, Olen (23 September 2011). "A Thriller, With Apologies". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- Sheehan, Bill (24 August 2014). "Book World: 'You,' by Zoran Drvenkar is a thriller/road novel, stylishly written". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- Kanter, Jake (12 February 2020). "'The Capture' Writer Ben Chanan Adapts Zoran Drvenkar's Drug-Fuelled Murder Novel 'You' For Sky". Deadline. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- Hibbs, James (6 July 2023). "Then You Run is a unique gem hidden behind a seemingly generic plot". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
- Official German Homepage Zoran Drvenkar
- The story behind You - Essay by Zoran Drvenkar at Upcoming4.me
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