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Brane Mozetič
Brane Mozetič
Born	14 October 1958; Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupation	Poet, writer, translator and editor
Notable works	Banalije
Notable awards	Jenko Award ; 2003 for Banalije ;

Brane Mozetič (born 14 October 1958) is a Slovene poet, writer, editor and translator. He is known for his homoerotic poetry, his editorial work and his translations of works by Arthur Rimbaud, Jean Genet and Michel Foucault into Slovene.^[1]

Biography

Mozetič was born in Ljubljana in 1958. He studied Comparative literature and Literary theory at the University of Ljubljana and graduated in 1983. He works as the editor of the literary collections Aleph and Lambda at the Centre for Slovenian Literature.^[2] In 2003 he won the Jenko Award for his poetry collection Banalije (Banalities).^[3] He has edited four anthologies of LGBT literature and several presentations of contemporary Slovenian literature. He has more than forty books in translation, his poetry collection Banalije (Banalities, 2003) alone being translated into twelve languages, making him one of the most translated contemporary Slovenian authors. He also organises translation workshops, readings of Slovenian authors abroad, a small literary and music festival Living Literature, the Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival, etc.

Published works

Poetry collections

Sneguljčica je sedem palčkov, 1976
Soledadesi, 1978
Pesmi in plesi, 1982
Modrina dotika, 1986
Zaklinjanja, 1987
Mreža, 1989
Obsedenost/Obsession, slov. – franc. izdaja, 1991
Pesmi za umrlimi sanjami, 1995
Metulji, 2000
Banalije, 2003
Še banalije, 2005
In še, 2007
Mesta ure leta, 2011
Nedokončane skice neke revolucije, 2013
Sanje v drugem jeziku, Škuc 2018

Prose

Pasijon, 1993
Angeli, 1996
Zgubljena zgodba, 2001
Objemi norosti, 2015

Books for children

Dežela bomb, dežela trav, 2013
Alja dobi zajčka, 2014
Prva ljubezen, 2014
Dihurlandija, 2016
Murenček in Polhek, 2017

Books in translation

Obsedenost / Obsession, Aleph – Ed. Genevieve Pastre, Ljubljana – Paris 1991
Anđeli, Meandar, Zagreb 2000
Parole che bruciano / Besede, ki žgejo, Mobydick, Faenza 2002
Obsession, Ecrits des Forges, Quebec 2002
Butterflies, Meeting Eyes Bindery, New York 2004
Schattenengel, Passagen Verlag, Wien 2004
He somiat que havies mort (&Svetlana Makarovič), Emboscal + ILC, Barcelona 2004
Poemas por los suenos muertos, CEDMA, Malaga 2004
Banalii, Blesok, Skopje 2004
Leptiri, DAN, Zagreb 2005
Passion, Talisman House, Jersey City 2005
To nie jest księga seksu, Wydawnictwo Zielona Sowa, Kraków 2005
Metulji / mariposas, Ediciones Gog y Magog, Buenos Aires 2006
Banalni neshta, Izdatelstvo Karina M., Sofija 2006
Die verlorene Geschichte, Sisyphus, Klagenfurt 2006
Borboletas, Editorial 100, Vila Nova de Gaia 2007
Passion, ZOE edizioni, Forli 2007
Schmetterlinge, Sisyphus Verlag, Klagenfurt 2008
Banalities, A Midsummer Night's Press, New York 2008
Andělé, Větrné mlýny, Brno 2009
Farfalle, Edizioni ETS/Alleo, Pisa 2009
Banalitats, Eumo Editorial, Vic 2009
Banalien, Männerschwarm Verlag, Hamburg 2010
Storia perduta, Beit Casa Editrice, Trieste 2010
Banality, Adolescent, Zabreh 2011
Banalità, Edizioni del Leone, Venezia 2011
Banalidades, Ediciones Gog y Magog, Buenos Aires 2011
Lost Story, Talisman House, Jersey City 2011
Banalije, Altagama, Zagreb 2012
Banalnošči, Raduga, Kyiv 2012
Gharaq Xortohra (&Suzana Tratnik), Inizjamed, Valletta 2013
Banalidades, Visor libros, Madrid 2013
El pais de las bombas, Bellaterra, Barcelona 2014
El pais dels bombes, Bellaterra, Barcelona 2014
Bilad alkanabil wa bilad alhašaiš, Sefsafa, Kairo 2014
Pasión, Dos Bigotes, Madrid 2014
Nedovršene skice jedne revolucije, h,d,p, Zagreb 2015
Banalités, Maison de la poésie, Tinqueux 2015
Banalien 2, Sisyphus Verlag, Klagenfurt 2016
Mi primer amor, Bellaterra, Barcelona 2016
Possesão, Roma Editora, Lisboa 2016
Il coniglio di Alja, Asterios Editore, Trieste, 2016
Com’è verde il mondo senza le bombe della guerra, Asterios Editore, Trieste, 2016
Mugiuittang aideul, Hanulimkids Publishing, Seoul 2016
Mania, Raduga, Kyiv 2017
Första kärleken, Vombat förlag, Färjestaden 2017
Que teñas unha lectura solitaria, Chan da Pólvora Ed., Santiago de Compostela 2017
Esbozos inacabados de una revolución, Baile del Sol, Tegueste 2017
Unfinished Sketches of a Revolution, Talisman House, Northfield 2018
Umarmungen des Wahnsinns, Sisyphus Verlag, Klagenfurt 2018
Cheot Sarang, Oomzicc Publisher, Seoul 2018