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GERMAN EDITION OF MATER DOLOROSA
A novel Mater Dolorosa is published in German translation. Translator of the book is Blanka Stipetić. Book is published by a publishing house Schruf & Stipetic.
SLOVENIAN TRANSLATION OF RED WATER
Novel Red Water is published in Slovenian translation. Publisher of the book is Slovenian publishing house Goga. Book is translated by Seta Knop. First promotion of the book would be on Ljubljana bookfair at November 30, 2024.
A THIRD, EXTENDED EDITION OF A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH
Collection of essays Book Abouth South would be published in a third, extended edition. Compared with an original Croatian edition, new book has four new essays. Publisher of the third extended edition is publishing house Profil from Zagreb. Book would be premiered at Zagreb Bookfair Interliber in November 2024.
MATER DOLOROSA NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD OF THE READERS OF FRENCH ELLE MAGAZINE
The French translation of the novel Mater Dolorosa was nominated for the best crime novel in the choice of readers of the French edition of Elle magazine. Mater Dolorosa was published in French in September 2024 by Agullo Editions and translated by Olivier Lannuzel.
REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT PUBLISHED AS AN E-BOOK
Jurica Pavičić's longer novella, Report on the Accident, was published as an e-book by DPKM (Society for the Promotion of Literature in the Media). The book was published as part of the BEK (Free Electronic Books) project.
Report on the Accident is a chronicle of a family dealing with the consequences of a traffic accident: an accident that the wife hid, and her husband took the blame so that she could stay home and raise the children.
The story was originally published in 2013 in the story collection Boat in the Courtyard.
The e-book is available at the link:
https://elektronickeknjige.com/novi-naslovi/izvjestaj-o-nesreci/
MATER DOLOROSA IN FRENCH TRANSLATION
Novel Mater Dolorosa has been published in French edition.The translator of the book is Olivier Lannuzel. Book is published by Agullo Editions. Book is available in the booshops of French-speaking countries since September 2024.
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JURICA PAVIČIĆ ON THE ARTE TV CHANNEL
TV chanel ARTE have broadcasted a documentary about Jurica Pavičić and his books. The documentary is a part of the mosaic program Invitation au voyage (Invitation to a voyage). The autor and director of the documentary is Lisa Alisova. Topic of the documentary are novels Red Water and Woman From the Second Floor. Documentary was filmed on the locations of Split historic suburb Veli Varoš, St. Anthony channel near Šibenik, and on the island of Drvenik.
Documentary is available on this link:
https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/115571-102-A/invitation-au-voyage/
NEW NOVEL BY JURICA PAVIČIĆ MATCHES (ŽIGICE)
A new Pavičić's novel Matches (Žigice) has been released in April 2024.
In a novel, storm ignites a terrifying fire that burns the mountain and threatens the city of Split. The police is investigating, believing they' ll find negligence or an arsonist psychopath. But it soon turns out that the truth is much more complicated.
Novel paralelly follows the fate of a man who fights not to lose his own family's property. The fight for his grandfather orchard leads him to unwanted consequences.
Publisher of the novel is Stilus knjiga, and editor of the book is Adriana Piteša.
LATVIAN EDITION OF RED WATER
A novel Red Water is published in a Latvian translation. Book is published in March 2024 by the publishing house Latvijas Mediji. The title of the translation is Sarkana Upe, and translator of the book is Denis Diminš.
UKRAINIAN EDITION OF THE RED WATER
A novel Red Water is published in an Ukrainian tralslation. Book is published in January 2024. by the publishing house Vidavnichtvo Anette Anotenko (https://anetta-publishers.com/books/221). The title of the translated book iz Chervona voda, and the translator is Natalia Horoz.
SLOVENIAN TRANSLATION OF A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH
Collection of essays A Book About South is translated in Slovenian. Collection of essays is published by Mladinska knjiga publishing house, and translated by Sonja Polanc. Editor of the book is Andrej Blatnik. Slovenian translation includes three additional essays which were not included in original Croatian edition. Book is in bookshops since November 2023.
STAGE ADAPTATION OF RED WATER IN SPLIT
A novel Red Water has been adapted as a theatre show. Red Water adaptation is produced by Croatian National Theatre in Split. Author of the adaptation is Ivor Martinić, and director of the production Ivica Buljan. Main characters are played by Goran Marković, Nives Ivanković, Nikola Ivošević and Stipe Radoja. The premiere of Red Water had been in Split at November 11, 2023.
SHORT STORY TABERNACLE ON STAGE
Short story Tabernacle from the collection Boat in a Courtyard would be adapted as a stage play. Tabernacle is a production of a City Theatre in Slatina. Director of the show is Oliver Jukić. The preimere of Tabernacle is on October 19, 2023.
RED WATER PUBLISHED IN SERBIAN EDITION
A novel Red Water has been published in Serbian edition. The publisher of the book is Laguna publishing company, and editor of the book Janja Stjepanović. Book is released in September 2023.
SELECTION OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN FRANCE
Selection of short stories by Jurica Pavičić is published in French tranlation. The title of the collection is Le collectionneur des serpents (The Snake Collector). It includes selected stories from the books Highway Patrol and Boat in a Courtyard. Book is published in May 2023. by Agullo editions. Translator of the book is Olivier Lannuzel.
THREE HOUSES, THREE FRIENDS NOMINATED FOR THE GRIGOR VITEZ AWARD
An illustrated book Three Houses, Three Friends made in co-authorship with an illustrator Klara Rusan has been nominated for a Grigor Vitez award, most prestigous Croatian award for children and illustrated books. The book has been selected among best 15 books published in 2022.
RED WATER PUBLISHED IN MACEDONIA
A novel Red Water is published in Macedonian translation. Macedonian edition of the novel is released at the end of the February 2023. by the publishing house Makedonika litera. Translators of the novel are Lenče Toseva ands Katerina Bogoeva.
SLOVAKIAN EDITION OF THE RED WATER
A novel Red Water is published in Slovakian translation. The title of the novel in Slovakian is Krvava voda, and translator of the book is Alica Kulihova. Novel is published in March 2023. by the editorial house Ikar.
PREMIERE OF THE RADIO DRAMA BASED ON A NOVEL MATER DOLOROSA
Radio drama based on a novel Mater Dolorosa premiered on the first program of the Croatian radio at February 3rd 2023. The novel is adapted by Nives Madunić Barišić, director of the radio drama is Mislav Brečić. Main actors are Paško Vukasović, Silvio Mumelaš, Marin Klišmanić and Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov. Radio drama is available on the HRTi platform of Croatian public broadcaster.
https://radio.hrt.hr/prvi-program/drama/u-napustenoj-tvornici-pronadena-mrtva-djevojka-10590545
NEW, EXPANDED EDITION OF BOOK ABOUT SOUTH PUBLISHED IN BELGRADE
Collection of essays A Book About South is published in its third, expanded edition, for the first time in Serbia. The publisher of the Serbian edition is a publishing house Drugi plan. Compared to a last Croatian edition, book includes three new essays. The editor of the book is Ana Pejović.
THREE HOUSES, THREE FRIENDS NOMINATED FOR THE BEST CROATIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOK FOR CHILDREN
An illustrated book Three Houses, Three Friends made in co-authorship with an illustrator Klara Rusan has been nominated for a Sheep In A Box Award. Sheep In A Box Award is an award of the festival of picture books and illustration in Pazin. It awards the best Croatian illustrated book for children in a given year.
MATER DOLOROSA CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE MONTH BY THE BESTBOOK MAGAZINE
A monthly book supplement Bestbook published by weekly neswspaper Express has chosen Mater Dolorosa as a book of the month in it's October 2022 edition.
NEW NOVEL BY JURICA PAVIČIĆ - MATER DOLOROSA
A new novel by Jurica Pavičić is published in Croatia. The title of the book is Mater Dolorosa. Mater Dolorosa is a police crime novel taking place in Split, and following an investigation of the murder in industrial outskirts. A novel is narrated through three different percpectives- policeman, mother and the sister of the possible perpetrator. Editor of the novel is Adriana Piteša. It is released in September 2022. by a publishing house Stilus knjiga.
ANOTHER AWARD FOR RED WATER IN FRANCE
A novel Red Water has won another- sixth- award for the best crime fiction in France. Red Water is winner of the Michel Witta award of the magazine 813 specialized in noir literature. James Ellroy, Daniel Pennac, Andrea Camillieri and Dennis Lehane are among previous winners of that award.
FRENCH EDITION OF WOMAN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR
A novel Woman From the Second Floor is published in French. A novel is released in September 2022. by publishing house Agullo Editions, and translated by Olivier Lannuzel.
RED WATER PUBLISHED IN ITALY
A novel Red Water was released in Italian language. Publisher of the novel is a publishing house Keller Editore. A book is translated by Estera Miočić.
THREE HOUSES, THREE FRIENDS-FIRST BOOK FOR CHILDREN BY JURICA PAVIČIĆ
Three Houses, Three Friends is a first picture book for children by Jurica Pavičić. It's a picture book for junior school years. Book is also kind of thre crime thriller, too. The publisher of the book is publishing house Profil knjiga. Book is illustrated by the young and renown illustrator from Zagreb Klara Rusan. Editor of the book is Ivana Žderić. Book is published in September 2022.
AWARD OF THE FRENCH INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS FOR RED WATER
A novel Red Water is a winner of the Libr’à nous award for the best crime novel in France for 2022. Libr’à nous is an award given by 300 independent French booksellers who nominate seven books in seven different categories by a secret ballot. Red Water is awarded as a best crime novel.
Libr’à nous is a fifth award for Red Water in France. Novel previously got Le Points and Prix de la litterature policiere award for the best international crime novel, and the critic's award Prix de la Mystere de la critique.
RED WATER LAUREATE OF THE PRIX MYSTERE DE LA CRITIQUE 2022
Red Water is a winner of the Prix Mystere de la critique for the best foreign crime novel published in France. Prix Mystere de la critique was established by eponimous magazine in 1972. Previous winners of the prize are- among others- Thomas Harris, James Ellroy, Andrea Camillieri and Boris Akunin. Red Water was translated to French by Olivier Lannuzel, and published by Agullo.
RADIO ADAPTATION OF SON OF PROMETHAEUS
A novel Son of Promethaeus is going to be adapted for a radio. Five-episodes radio adaptation would be produced by Croatian public radio. Director of the radio-adaptation is Hana Veček. Zoran Čubrilo, Doris Šarić Kukuljica, Vinko Kraljević and Senka Bulić are among the actors who would play in an adaptation.
RED WATER LAUREATE OF THE 73th GRAND PRIX DE LA LITTERATURE POLICIERE
Red Water is a winner of the 73th Grand prix de la litterature policiere award for the best foreign crime novel. Grand prix de la litterature policiere is the oldest, and one of the most estimated awards for crime fiction in France. The prize is established in 1947., and awards best francophone, and best foreign crime novel translated in France. Previous laureates of the awards are -amnog others- Patricia Highsmith, P. D. James, Ian Rankin, Stanislaw Lem and Elmore Leonard.
RED WATER LAUREATE OF THE TRANSFUGE AWARD FOR THE BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME NOVEL
Red Water is a laureate of the Transfuge award (Prix litteraire Transfuge) for the best foreign crime novel published in France. Prix litteraire Transfuge is the award of the Transfuge monthly magazine for culture. The prize is given in thirteen categories, including books on art, books on cinema and collection of essays. Red Water is awarded as the best crime novel translated from foreign language.
RED WATER LAUREATE OF THE LE POINTS AWARD FOR THE BEST EUROPEAN CRIME NOVEL IN 2021
A novel Red Water by Jurica Pavičić is a laureate of the Le Point du Polar européen award. That is an award for the best crime novel of European author writen on French language or translated to French in 2020/21. Award ceremony took place during the Quais du polar festival which was taking place in Lyon July 1-5. Red Water was translated to French by Olivier Lannuzel, and published by Agullo publishing house.
RED WATER PUBLISHED IN FRANCE
A novel Red Water is published in France. The publisher of the French edition is editorial house Agullo Editions. Translator of the book is Olivier Lannuzel, and the title of the translation is L'eau rouge.
WOMAN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR PUBLISHED IN SERBIA
Novel Woman From the Second Floor is published in Serbia. The publisher of the book is Laguna editorial house from Belgrade.
GERMAN TRANSLATION OF RED WATER
A novel Red Water has been published in a German translation. The title of the German edition is Blut und Wasser. Publisher of the novel is editing house Schruf & Stipetic, and book is translated by Blanka Stipetić.
SON OF PROMETHAEUS SECOND BEST-SOLD CROATIAN BOOK IN OCTOBER 2020.
Son of Promethaeus is the second best sold book by Croatian author in October 2020. According to data collected by specialized web site Moderna vremena, Son of Promethaeus is on the second place of the national list, after A novel This Girl is Posessed by Devil by Tisja Kljaković.
SON OF PROMETHAEUS SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE MONTH BY BESTBOOK MAGAZINE
Bestbook - monthly literary supplement of the newspaper Express - has elected Promethaeus's Son as a book of the month. Promethaeus's Son is elected for an October edition of the magazine.
SON OF PROMETHAEUS- NEW PAVIČIĆ'S NOVEL- FIRST PROMOTION
A new novel by Jurica Pavičić- Son of Promethaeus- is in booshops now. Main character of the Promethaeus's Son is Gorki Šain, former policeman and a son of the WW2 resistence hero who now works as a real estate lawyer for British developers. His job is to acquire land for a turist investment on the small Dalmatian island. But, that island is not just an island: it's a hometown of Gorki's hero father, and arrival of his son revives the ghosts of the 20th century past. Prometahaeus's Son is a book about capitalism in contemporary Mediterranean, reflected in a scenery of the small, isolated community.
PLASTER SHEEP TRANSLATED ON MACEDONIAN
Plaster Sheep- first Pavičić's novel, initially published in 1998- in translated on Macedonian. The publisher of the novel is publishing house Ili-Ili, and the translator is Dejan Vasilevski. The Macedonian edition would be released in December 2019.
PHOTO BY RINO EFENDIĆ ON THE COVER OF THE SNAKE COLLECTOR
The photo of renown pgotographer from Split Rino Efendić would be on the cover of new Pavičić's short stories collection, The Snake Collector. The photo by Efendić was taken in Split in 2011.
COLLECTION OF BEST SHORT STORIES THE SNAKE COLLECTOR OUT IN OCTOBER
Collection of best Pavičić's short stories- The Snake Collector- would be released in October. The collection includes 13 stories published since 2001. Author of the forword is a famous Serbian novelist Dragan Velikić, and editor of the collection is Adriana Piteša. The book would be released at book fairs in Belgrade and Pula.
SELECTION OF STORIES IN GERMAN
Selection of best stories by Jurica Pavičić is published in German tranlation. The title of the book is Fremde Helden (Strangers Enemies) and includes ten stories from two short story collections- Highway Patrol and Boat in the Courtyard. The book is published by editorial house Schruf & Stipetic. Stories are translated by Susanne Boehm and Blanka Stipetic.
NEW GERMAN EDITION OF A NOVEL PLASTER SHEEPS
A second edition of a novel Plaster Sheeps is published in German translation. The novel is published under the title Zeugen (Witnesses) by the publishing house Schruf & Stipetic. Translator is Brigitte Kleidt. New German edition was promoted at February 12, 19. 30, in a Berlin club Brotfabrik.
RED WATER WINNER OF THE FRIC AWARD
A novel Red Water is a winner of the Fric award for the best fiction book published by Croatian publishers in 2017/18. Fric award is sponsored by the weekly newsmagazine Express. Award bears the name as the memory of the nickname of the most important Croatian 20th century literary classic- Miroslav Krleža Fric.
Fric award is given to the novels or short story collections writen by Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian or Montenegrin writers and published originally by Croatian publishers from June to June.
NEW COLLECTION OF ESSAYS A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH PRESENTED AT INTERLIBER FAIR IN ZAGREB
A Book About South- new collection of Pavicic's essays- is presented in Zagreb on Interliber Bookfair. Book is the collection of 23 published or unpublished essays that deal with European south, Adriatic south and Croatian south. Among other topics, essays discuss the monoculture of tourism, history of everyday life in Adriatic, industrial heritage and prominent persons from 20th century Dalmatian history. The topics vary from the awkward history of one single hotel, to the role of Renault 4 in a Dalmatian modernization.
RED WATER WINNER OF THE GJALSKI AWARD
The Novel Red Water had won a Ksaver Šandor Gjalski award, an award for a best Croatian novel or short story book in 2017/18. The prize ceremony took place in Zabok, a native city of the writer whose name it bares. Founders of the national fiction award are city of Zabok and Croatian Writers Assosiacion.
RED WATER NOMINATED FOR THE MEŠA SELIMOVIĆ AWARD
A Novel Red Water is nominated for the Meša Selimović award for the best novel writen in Serbo-Croatian languages in 2017/18. Other nominees are Lusithania (Dejan Atanacković, Serbia), Calypso (Ognjen Spahić, Montenegro), Memed, bandana, and the red snowflake (Semezdin Mehmedinović, Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Sun of This Day (Vladimir Pištalo, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The winner would be annonced at September 22 in the hometown of the great Bosnian writer Meša Selimović- in Tuzla.
RED WATER NOMINATED FOR A T-PORTAL AWARD
A novel Red Water is nominated among 11 best Croatian novels which are nominated for a T-Portal award. The wiiners would be announced at June 16.
PAVIČIĆ'S NOVEL PLASTER SHEEPS INCLUDED IN THE ANTHOLOGY OF ANTI-WAR PROSE FROM FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
The chapter from the novel Plaster Sheeps (1997) would be included in the anthology of the anti-war fiction from former Yugoslavia. The publisher of anthology A fost o data o tara is the Romanian publisher Editura Paralela 45, and the editors of the edition are Boris Postnikov and Dino Kreho.
AN ILLUSTRATION BY ALEM ĆURIN OD THE COVER OF THE NOVEL RED WATER
An ilustration Happy New Fear by a prominent Croatian illustrator Alem Ćurin would be the cover of the new novel by Jurica Pavičić, Red Water.
TV SERIES THE HIGHWAY PATROL WON TWO MAIN PRIZES IN PULA FILM FESTIVAL
TV seria The Highway Patrol directed by Zvonimir Jurić and based on a screenplay by Jurica Pavičić had won both main prizes as the best TV series in Pula Film Festival. The Highway Patrol won the main prize of the official festival jury, and the prize of the internetional critics (FEDORA jury). The series is based on a story from the eponimous collection.
NEW FILM BOOK IS OUT: CLASSIC OF CROATIAN CINEMA FROM YUGOSLAV PERIOD
Classics of Croatian Cinema from Yugoslav Period is a new Pavičić's book of film criticism. The book includes 12 essays on 12 key Croatian films from 1950. to 1983.. Publisher of the book is Hrvatski filmski savez, Zagreb.
NOVEL WOMAN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR PUBLISHED IN GERMANY
A novel Woman From the Second Floor has been published in Germany. A German Title of the novel is Ein Tod fur Ein Leben, the novel has been translated by Blanka Stipetić, and published by a publishing house Schruf & Stipetic. The novel was launched with public reading at February 17, 2017, in Berlin.
TV SERIES THE HIGHWAY PATROL SELECTED FOR TV FESTIVAL IN BIARRITZ
TV series Highway Patrol is selected for the program of the world-famous TV festival in Biarritz, France. Festival takes place in Biarritz between January 24 and January 29. Highway Patrol is selected out of 1200 submitted TV works, including TV series, feature films and documentaries.
TV SERIES HIGHWAY PATROL CHOSEN AMONG TEN BEST IN 2016. BY ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS
Italian critic Sergio Grmek Germani had chosen a TV series Highway Patrol among 10 best titles in 2016.. His selection was published in an Italian daily newspaper Il Manifesto. Among other works chosen by Germani were new films by Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Lav Diatz and Hou Hsiao Hsien.
CRITIC'S PRIZE FOR TITLE SEQUENCE OF THE TV SERIES HIGHWAY PATROL
Title sequence for the TV series Highway Patrol- based on Pavičić's short story and screenplay- has won a Oktavijan award in for a best advertising film, commercial or video clip in a Croatian Film Days festival in Zagreb. Authors of the opening title sequence are Zagreb designers Andrea Šušnjević, Marko Šesnić and Goran Turković. Oktavijan award id given in five categories (short feature, documentary, animation film, experimental film and commercial). Members of the Croatian Film Critics Association vote for each film from 1 to 5, and the winner is a film or work with a best average note. TV series Highway Patrol- and it's title sequence- was premierd on Croatian television in February 2016.