{"id":24587,"date":"2025-06-29T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/?p=24587"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:44:43","slug":"aleksandar-kujundjiski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/aleksandar-kujundjiski\/","title":{"rendered":"Aleksandar KUJUNDJISKI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-link-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d5fca24db19ccf467df8aae3a2038f7\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Aleksandar Kujundjiski is a master of wordplay, poetic energy, and wisdom, creating worlds that inspire imagination, embrace of diversity, and a love of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aleksandar Kujund\u0458iski<\/strong> (b. 1946) is a Macedonian writer for children and adults, as well as a humorist and satirist. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje and has worked as a humorist for Radio Skopje, as well as a journalist and editor for the magazine <em>Lovec<\/em>. Since 1987, he has been a member of the Writers\u2019 Association of Macedonia. From 1990 until his retirement in 2010, he worked as an independent professional writer. He is the founder of the publishing house <em>Antolog<\/em> (1999) and has published over 145 books, including poetry, short stories, novels, tales, fables, plays, haiku, riddles, and humor. His collection <em>I Want a Book<\/em> has been translated into 11 languages. Kujundjiski has received numerous awards, including the <em>Vancho Nikoleski<\/em> award for the best children\u2019 book , <em>13 November<\/em> Skopje City Award for complete work and the State award \u201c23 October\u201d for lifetime achievment. His work is characterized by satirical and humorous tones, often reflecting the contemporary world through a light and witty approach, leaving space for both enjoyment and thoughtful reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Outstanding title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6c017230e0365d91c1115d3c0712b8ee\">I WANT A BOOK (2006)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c-\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c-\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430.jpg 466w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c-\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c-\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430-370x529.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c-\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430-410x586.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A carefully selected collection of stories, poems, tales, and dramatizations. The warmth, humor, and educational themes in the texts stimulate imagination, curiosity, and a love of reading in young audiences. The book has been translated into 11 languages, ensuring broad international accessibility. It is a recommended reading edition for Grade III in Macedonia, suitable for school curricula and intercultural projects promoting children\u2019s literature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and honors:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Required reading, intended for the 3rd grade in primary schools in North Macedonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illustrator: <\/strong>Aleksandar Popovski<br><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Antolog Books<br>72 pages, paperback, 14 x 21 cm<br>Age: 15-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available translations to: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Albanian, Turkish, Romani, Vlach, Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Slovenian, German, and English language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Latest title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3bffd14e7b85525ff26cf25dd3b6ce4d\">THE WEDDING OF HEDGY AND HEDGIE (2021)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u0415\u0436\u0438-\u0438-\u0415\u0436\u0430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u0415\u0436\u0438-\u0438-\u0415\u0436\u0430.jpg 701w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u0415\u0436\u0438-\u0438-\u0415\u0436\u0430-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u0415\u0436\u0438-\u0438-\u0415\u0436\u0430-370x352.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430-\u043d\u0430-\u0415\u0436\u0438-\u0438-\u0415\u0436\u0430-410x390.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet the Hedgehogy family \u2013 the new heroes of Evergreenforest! In the first book, get to know Hedgy and Hedgie, two forest hedgehogs whose hearts flutter with the excitement of first love. With their wedding, the entire forest prepares for a celebration full of surprises, laughter, and unusual guests. Who will be invited, who will get upset, and who will embrace the forest customs? And what happens immediately after the wedding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illustrator: <\/strong>Ena Nalbantikj<br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Antolog Books<br>16 pages, paperback, 21 x 21 cm<br>Age: 10-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rights: <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antolog Books Skopje<\/strong><br>antolog@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aleksandar Kujundjiski is a master of wordplay, poetic energy, and wisdom, creating worlds that inspire imagination, embrace of diversity, and a love of nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,209,219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-authors","category-childrens-literature","category-established-voices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24587"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24888,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24587\/revisions\/24888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}