Minevski believes that literary has no commitment to the truth. It has his own truth that does not depend on any facts. Or, more precisely, the novel has its own facts, according to which its veracity can be determined.
Biography
Blaže Minevski (b. 1961 in Gevgelija) graduated from the Interdisciplinary Journalism Studies at the Law Faculty at “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje and has worked as a journalist at a number of newspapers. He is the author of the books: “Tears in My Father’s Eyes” (short stories, 1984), “Low Exercises” (short stories, 1988), “The Black Feather” (novel, 1990), “Ambushes for the White Dream” (short stories, 1992), “Icy Eye” (short stories, 1996), “The Balkans for Children” (novel, 1996), “We Should Have Taken a Photo before We Started Hating Each Other” (novel, 1998), “The Season of the Dandelions” (short stories, 2001), “The Story about the Third One” (novel, 2003), “The Mark” (novel, 2007), “Me, Tito and Mickey Mouse” (novel, 2014), “If some feelings are born” (2023) as well as the plays: “Scream” (1991), “Cradle” (1992), “Female Contribution to the Night” (1993), “Preparations for a Good Death” (1994), “The Mute Language” (2000). All the plays by Blaže Minevski were published in the book entitled “Former People” (2000). The novels “Me, Tito and Mickey Mouse” and “The Mark”, with the support of “Traduki”, the European network for literature and translations, were translated and published in Serbian in Belgrade, whereas the novel “We Should Have Taken a Photo before We Started Hating Each Other” was translated into Bulgarian and published in Sofia.
His novels and several stories are translated and published in English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Slovenian, Armenian, Croatian, Albanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Arabic, Polish, Turkish and Serbian language.
Outstanding title:
THE MARK (2007)
The story takes place on two river banks, while two young snipers holding at gunpoint fall in love with each other. Their love is strange, wonderful and unbelievable, because it is happening through the optical sights of snipers and lasts only as long as one and the other bullet fly to one or to the other bank of the river. The only thing that marks the left or right bank of the river, is the shadow of the mosque, or the shadow of the church. The novel is an exciting story about life and death, the meaning and the meaninglessness of war, love and hatred, the very act of victory or defeat.
No. of pp: 294
Awards and honors:
- The Novel of the Year Award for 2007
- “Stale Popov” Award for Best Prose from the Society of Writers of Macedonia for 2007
- “Prize of Appreciation” given by the City of Skopje
Rights sold to:
Serbia, Poland, Italy, England, Armenia and Slovenia.
Latest title:
IF SOME FEELINGS ARE BORN (2023)
Historiographical metafiction novel about the unjudged love between the revolutionary Gotse Delchev and his fiancée Janka Kanevce. The story intertwines authentic testimonies about Gotse and Janka, about the secret meetings, about the intimate moments, about the plans they had, about the wedding they imagined, but also about the traumas from the loss of the loved one. “If any feelings are born” is not just an artistic prose, it is neither a collection, nor a feuilleton, nor a historical record, nor a poem, nor just a reconstruction of a love but all of it together.
No. of pp: 328
Awards and honors:
- “Racin Award” for the best novel by Macedonian author in 2023
- “Stale Popov” Award for Best Prose from the Society of Writers of Macedonia for 2023
- Finalist for Novel of the Year Award for 2023
Rights:
Blaže Minevski
blazeminevski@gmail.com