Živko Čingo

Živko Čingo (also spelt Zhivko Chingo) (13 August 1935 – 11 August 1987) was a Macedonian writer, born in Velgosti, near Ohrid, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Zhivko Chingo
Born	(1935-08-13)13 August 1935 Velgosti, Ohrid, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia)
Died	(1987-08-11)11 August 1987 Ohrid, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia)
Occupation	Author

Biography

He studied literature at the University of Sts Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. He worked as a journalist and as Director of the Macedonian National Theatre.

He was part of the new wave of writers to emerge on the Macedonian literary scene in the post-World War II period. One of his novels, Golemata Voda (The Great Water), has been translated into English. It was also recently made into a movie, also called The Great Water. Some other short stories have also been translated and published in various collections.

Bibliography

• "Пасквелија" (Paskvelia, short stories, 1961)
• "Семејството Огулиновци" (Ogulinov Family, short stories, 1965)
• "Нова Пасквелија" (New Paskvelia, short stories, 1965)
• "Сребрени снегови" (Silver Snows, novel for children, 1966)
• "Пожар" (The Fire, short stories, 1970)
• "Големата вода" (The Great Water, novel, 1971)
• "Жед" (Thirst, screenplay, 1971)
• "Поле" (Field, screenplay, 1971)
• "Образов" (Cheek, play, 1973)
• "Ѕидот, водата" (The Wall, The Water, play, 1976)
• "Вљубениот дух" (The Ghost in Love, short stories, 1976)
• "Кенгурски скок" (Кangaroo Јump, play, 1979)
• "Макавејските празници"' (The Maccabean Feasts, play, 1982)
• "Накусо" (In Brief, short stories, 1984)
• "Пчеларник" (Бeehives, screenplay, 1988)
• "Гроб за душата" (Grave for the Soul, short stories, 1989)
• "Бабаџан" (Babajan, novel, 1989)
• "Бунило" (Delirium, short stories, 1989)