Ljubomir Đurković (13 November 1952 – 29 November 2022) was a Montenegrin author and poet.

Education edit

Đurković was born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He graduated with a degree in comparative literature and theatrology from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo.

Career edit

Đurković worked as a playwright at the Montenegrin National Theatre and was a director of the Royal Theatre Zetski dom in Cetinje. During the 1990s conflict in former Yugoslavia he lived in the Netherlands as a political asylum seeker. He is the author of the plays The Family History Writer, Petronius or Methuselahs Enjoy the Eternal Spring, The Fifth Act,[1] Tobelia, Refuse,[2] New Outfit, Cassandra.Clichés, The Tiresias's Lie,[3] Chiara Zorzi, and Medea. He published four collections of poetry: Polyphemus' Tears, Works and days, Still Something Changes, and Selected Poems in Slovene. His plays have been produced and/or published in English,[4][5] Turkish,[6] Bulgarian, Macedonian, Albanian, Slovenian[7][8] and French.[9][10][11][12] He was the winner of the most prestigious state recognition, 13 July Award.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Peti čin (TV Movie 1986)". IMDb.
  2. ^ Ljubomir, Đurković (2003). Refuse (original title Otpad). Podgorica: Montenegrin National Theatre. ISBN 8674140246.
  3. ^ Ljubomir, Đurković (2010). Tiresijina laž: (Porodična hronika u dva čina). Kraljevsko pozorište Zetski dom. ISBN 978-9940555016.
  4. ^ Ljubomir, Đurković (2003). Refuse (original title Otpad). Podgorica: Montenegrin National Theatre. ISBN 8674140246.
  5. ^ Paula, Gordon. "Spotlight on Literary Translators". intralingo.com/.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray Üniversitesi Tiyatro Topluluğu". gsutt.com/.
  7. ^ "21st International Performing Arts Festival EX PONTO". exponto.net/en/. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ "New European Theatre Action". neta-network.org/.
  9. ^ "European Theatre Convention". etc-cte.org/.
  10. ^ "European Theatre Convention". etc-cte.org/.
  11. ^ "Le Courrier des Balkans". balkans.courriers.info/.
  12. ^ "Théâtre à l'Atelier slave". atelier-slave.fr.
  13. ^ "Nagrađeni Đurković, Kilibarda i Vukčević". RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis (in Bosnian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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