Sibila Petlevski | |
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Born | Zagreb | May 11, 1964
Occupation | Poet, playwright, novelist, academic |
Nationality | Croatian |
Notable awards | Vladimir Nazor Award |
Relatives | Ordan Petlevski |
Sibila Petlevski (born 11 May 1964) is a Croatian writer of Macedonian descent, who is a poet, playwright, and Professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb.
Petlevski was born in Zagreb on 11 May 1964. [1] Her father was the famous painter Ordan Petlevski, and her mother is the painter Biserka Baretić. [2] She graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature and English Language at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb in 1988, and received her master's degree in 1991.[ citation needed] Her doctorate was awarded in 1996 with the dissertation "Modernism: Examples from Croatian Theater and Drama and their Central European Context". [3] She is a member of the French L'Académie Mallarmé ( fr) and l'Académie Européenne de Poésie, was President of the Croatian PEN Center (2001-2005) and was a Member of the International Steering Committee of PEN International (2002-2007). [4] She has also been appointed to the jury for the EU Prize for Literature. [5] She is Professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb. [2] Her award-winning poetry has been compared to that of Adriana Škunca ( hr), Gordana Benić, Milana Vuković Runjić ( hr) and Dubravka Oraić Tolić. [6] [7]
Sibila Petlevski | |
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Born | Zagreb | May 11, 1964
Occupation | Poet, playwright, novelist, academic |
Nationality | Croatian |
Notable awards | Vladimir Nazor Award |
Relatives | Ordan Petlevski |
Sibila Petlevski (born 11 May 1964) is a Croatian writer of Macedonian descent, who is a poet, playwright, and Professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb.
Petlevski was born in Zagreb on 11 May 1964. [1] Her father was the famous painter Ordan Petlevski, and her mother is the painter Biserka Baretić. [2] She graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature and English Language at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb in 1988, and received her master's degree in 1991.[ citation needed] Her doctorate was awarded in 1996 with the dissertation "Modernism: Examples from Croatian Theater and Drama and their Central European Context". [3] She is a member of the French L'Académie Mallarmé ( fr) and l'Académie Européenne de Poésie, was President of the Croatian PEN Center (2001-2005) and was a Member of the International Steering Committee of PEN International (2002-2007). [4] She has also been appointed to the jury for the EU Prize for Literature. [5] She is Professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb. [2] Her award-winning poetry has been compared to that of Adriana Škunca ( hr), Gordana Benić, Milana Vuković Runjić ( hr) and Dubravka Oraić Tolić. [6] [7]