Zoran Drvenkar is a Croatian / German writer. He has written fiction, poems, and plays.
Early life
Born in Križevci, Croatia in 1967, Zoran Drvenkar has lived in Germany since age three.[1]
Career
Drvenkar has worked as a writer from 1989. He has written novels, including fiction for children and young adults, poems, plays, and short stories.[1]
A novel for young adults, Tell Me What You See, was published in an English translation by Chantal Wright in 2005.[2]
His thriller novel Sorry won the Friedrich-Glauser Prize in 2010. Employing a complex multi-person narrative scheme, the English translation has been critically acclaimed.[3]
The English translation of the crime thriller You was published in 2014.[4] In February 2020, it was announced that Sky had commissioned an eight-part TV adaptation of You, penned by Ben Chanan.[5] The series, called Then You Run, was released on Sky Max in the UK from 7 July 2023.[6]
Recognition and awards
Drvenkar has received many grants and prizes for his writing, including:[1]
1998: Oldenburg Children’s and Young People’s Book Prize, for his debut novel Niemand so stark wie wir
1999: Science Fiction Prize of the Literature Workshop Berlin for Die alte Stadt
2000: Munich Youth Dramatist Prize
2005: German Young People’s Literature Prize, for Die Kurzhosengang (2004), published under the dual pseudonyms of "Victor Caspak & Yves Lanois"
References
^ abc"Zoran Drvenkar". Berlin International Literature Festival. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
