{"id":24624,"date":"2025-06-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/?p=24624"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:24:53","slug":"stojan-tarapuza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/stojan-tarapuza\/","title":{"rendered":"Stojan TARAPUZA"},"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\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stojan Tarapuza <\/strong>(1933) was educated as a pedagogue but built his career as a journalist and editor in \u201cDetska Radost\u201d, \u201cNasha kniga,\u201d and Macedonian Radio. Since 1966 he has been a member of the Society of Writers of Macedonia. Tarapuza is among the most prolific children\u2019s poets in North Macedonia, with verses that generations of pupils encounter in school literature. His works have been translated into Russian, Polish, Czech, Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, and more. He received many honors, including three awards from Radio Television Skopje, the <em>Jovan Jovanovi\u0107 Zmaj Award <\/em>in 1982, and the <em>13 November Award <\/em>from the City of Skopje in 2014.<\/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-6776e5399ad208694046ec0b3fea5f2e\">A DREAM ON WHEELS (<\/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=\"551\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u043e\u043d-\u043d\u0430-\u0442\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u043e\u043d-\u043d\u0430-\u0442\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430.jpg 551w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u043e\u043d-\u043d\u0430-\u0442\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u043e\u043d-\u043d\u0430-\u0442\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430-370x543.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0421\u043e\u043d-\u043d\u0430-\u0442\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430-410x601.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of poems for children with vibrant and multifaceted lyrical landscape that resonates broadly with readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Prosvetno delo<br>203 pages, paperback, 140&#215;200 mm<br>Age: 9+<\/p>\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-6f7ba05ac3e04a71fe97671b48649a59\">LINKLESS BLINKS<\/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=\"528\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0411\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-\u0431\u0435\u0437-\u0432\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0411\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-\u0431\u0435\u0437-\u0432\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438.jpg 528w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0411\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-\u0431\u0435\u0437-\u0432\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0411\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-\u0431\u0435\u0437-\u0432\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-370x552.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u0411\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-\u0431\u0435\u0437-\u0432\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438-410x612.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An artful anthology of poetry for children showcasing the author\u203as unmistakable voice\u2014where lyrical playfulness meets rhythmic elegance, and profound, universally resonant themes unfold with emotional clarity.<\/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>Publisher: <\/strong>Prosvetno delo<br>337 pages, paperback, 140&#215;200 mm<br>Age: 12+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Info contact: <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>sekretar@mai.org.mk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Stojan Tarapuza (1933) was educated as a pedagogue but built his career as a journalist and editor in \u201cDetska Radost\u201d, \u201cNasha kniga,\u201d and Macedonian Radio. 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