Tone Partljič
Tone Partaljič | |
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 Partljič in 2020 | |
| Born | 5 August 1940 Maribor, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | writer, playwright, screenwriter, politician |
| Notable works | Moj ata, socialistični kulak; Hotel sem prijeti sonce |
| Notable awards | Prešeren Award 2016 lifetime achievement |
Tone Partljič (born 5 August 1940) is a Slovene writer, playwright and politician. Between 1990 and 2004 he was a member of the Slovenian National Assembly, from 1994 as a member of the LDS party. He was also president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 1983 and 1987.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Partljič was born in Maribor and grew up in Pesnica pri Mariboru. He studied in Maribor and graduated in Slovene and English language in 1965 and worked as a teacher and then as a dramaturge and artistic director at the Slovene National Theatre and the Ljubljana City Theatre. In 1980 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his satirical comedies.[2] In 2016, he was given the Prešeren Award, the highest Slovenian award in the field of artistic creation, for lifetime achievement.[3]
Career
[edit]Literary and Theatrical Work
[edit]Partljič began his career as a writer and playwright in the 1960s. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and a deep understanding of human nature, which resonated with Slovenian audiences.[4] His early plays such as Moj ata, socialistični kulak ("My Dad, the Socialist Kulak")[5] and Kdo vam je pa to delo ("Who Gave You This Work?")[6] became significant in Slovenian theatre for their witty critique of societal norms and political life.[7]
Partljič's body of work includes more than 40 plays, numerous short stories, novels, and screenplays.
Published works
[edit]Plays
[edit]- Ribe na plitvini, (1968)
- Naj poje čuk, (1971)
- Tolmun in kamen, (1972)
- Ščuke pa ni, (1973)
- Oskubite jastreba, (1977)
- Nekoč in danes,(1979)
- Za koga naj še molim?,(1980)
- Taki ste, take smo, (1980)
- Nasvidenje nad zvezdami,(1981)
- O, ne, ščuke pa ne, (1982)
- Moj ata, socialistični kulak, (1983)
- Sekretar za humor, (1984)
- Rdeče in sinje med drevjem, (1985)
- Justifikacija, Mestno gledališče ljubljansko, (1986)
- Ščuka, da te kap, (1987)
- Pesnikova žena prihaja, (1989)
- Deni me kot pečat na svoje srce, (1990)
- Moj deda, socialistični mrtvak, (1991)
- Štajerc v Ljubljani, (1995)
- Politika, bolezen moja, (1996)
- Gospa poslančeva, (1996)
- Komedije, (1997)
- Maister in Marjeta, (1998)
- Čistilka Marija, (1998)
- En dan resnice, (1999)
- Krivica boli, (1999)
- Čaj za dve, (2001)
- Edelweis ali Denis in Ditka, (2001)
- Izbrane komedije, (2003)
- Poroka čistilke Marije, (2006)
- Zveze in partnerstva, (2007)
- Za nacionalni interes, (2007)
Prose
[edit]- Ne glej za pticami, (1967)
- Jalovost, (1971)
- Volk na madridskih ulicah, (1974)
- Nasvidenje nad zvezdami, (1982)
- Pepsi ali provincialni donjuan, (1987)
- Rdeče in sinje med drevjem, (1987)
- Kulturne humoreske, prosim, (1988)
- Prelesti, prelesti, Mladinska knjiga, (1990)
- Goool!: predvolilne humoreske, (1992)
- Mala, Prešernova družba, (1992)
- Pri Mariji Snežni zvoni, (1994)
- Starec za plotom, (1995)
- Samo roko daj, (1997)
- Pisatelj v parlamentu, (1998)
- Usodna privlačnost, (2001)
- Kampanja, (2002)
- Golaž, reka in mostovi, (2003)
- Grob pri Mariji Snežni, (2005)
Youth literature
[edit]- Hotel sem prijeti sonce, (1981)
- Slišal sem, kako trava raste, (1990)
- Dupleška mornarica, (1996)
- Maša in Tjaša, (1999)
- General: deset črtic o Rudolfu Maistru, (2006)
Television
[edit]- Ščuke pa ni, ščuke pa ne (1980), Slovenian television comedy series
References
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- ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grand Prešeren Award to humourist Tone Partljič and composer Ivo Petrić". MMC RTV Slovenija. 7 February 2016.
- ^ "PARTLJIČ, Tone". Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "My Dad, the Socialist Kulak (Moj ata, socialisticni kulak) 1987 in English Online". Eastern European Movies on English Online. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Hvala vam, bogovi, za te blodnje : [ljudje, kraji, dogodki v mojem življenju] – Dobre knjige" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Theatre Traditions and Heritage in Slovenia". Culture of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
