Petar Pjesivac (Serbian: Петар Пјешивац, romanized: Petar Pješivac), is a Serbian writer (of Serbian descent), most notably winning the "Golden Owl” literary award for his novel “ Povratak Ž-a “ ( The return of Z. ) in 2013 - Zavoda za izdavanje udžbenika Republike Srpske.
Petar Pjesivac | |
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| Born | 24 September 1962 Adelaide, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer, Medical practitioner |
| Nationality | Montenegrin / Serbian / Australian |
| Period | 2003 - present |
| Notable works | "Povratak Ž-a" the "Golden Owl” award for the third best unpublished novel of the year in 2013 |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editPetar Pjesivac was born in Adelaide, South Australia - Australia on 24 September 1962 in a family of immigrants of Serbian / Russian / German / Jewish descend.
In early 1963 his parents moved back to Belgrade - Yugoslavia where hi completed his elementary education. He continued his secondary education in Moscow- SSSR where he commenced his medical studies at the Moscow School of Medicine - Semashko.
With impending war and dissolution of Yugoslavia, Petar Pjesivac returned to Australia in 1987 and graduated from Flinders University Medical School in 1990.
Ever since his graduation Petar Pjesivac has been residing and working as a registered medical practitioner and writer in Melbourne – Victoria - Australia.
Petar Pjesivac early prose writings ( essays and short stories )were inspired by NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999 and published in literary magazine “ Pogledi “ in Toronto / Canada. ( Z. Acin - Magazin za kulturu - Pogledi 1999)
Works
edit- 2003 "Ž "( ISBN 86-7473-130-9 ) Stylos Novi Sad, Matica srpska.
- 2009 " Tri dvojine – Nara " ( ISBN 86-87623-10-0) Putokazi, Beograd
- 2011 " Priručnik za rušenje "( ISBN 86-7972-066-6 ) Mali Nemo, Pančevo
- 2013 " Povratak Ž-a "( ISBN 978-99955-1-113-5 ) Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka Republike Srpske, Banja luka
- 2015 " PRIRUČNIK ZA CINKARENJE "( ISBN 978-86-6177-026-5 ) Ind Media Publishing
- 2018 “ Kada se završi rat “ ( "When the war is over” )( ISBN 978-86-6053-244-4 ) AGORA 2018 ( Novi Sad: Sajnos )
- 2024 “ AHAVA “ ( "AHAVA” ) AGORA 2024