{"id":24866,"date":"2025-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/?p=24866"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:46:19","slug":"ermis-lafazanovski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mai.org.mk\/macedonian-literature\/ermis-lafazanovski\/","title":{"rendered":"Ermis LAFAZANOVSKI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\u201cGiantdwarf first lived in one of my short stories for adults; later, I simply moved them into a novel for children.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ermis Lafazanovski<\/strong> (1961) is a distinguished Macedonian short story writer, novelist, historian, and literary theorist, holding a PhD in Philological Sciences. His literary opus includes six novels and four short story collections (for adults), as well as numerous scholarly studies, edited volumes, and monographs. The novel Dzindzudze<\/em> is his first novel for children and young adults and the winner of the 2025 \u201cOlivera Nikolova\u201d Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
GIANTDWARF (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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A modern fairy tale about a giant and a dwarf (in fact, about one very big and one very small child) in search of happiness. The story takes place in our time and in our own surroundings. Brought together by the principle of differences and opposites, the giant and the dwarf are inventive acrobats who perform bicycle acts across Skopje under their shared artistic name \u2013 Giantdwarf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Illustrations by: <\/strong>Zdravko Girov<\/a>
Publisher: <\/strong>Libi, part of Ars Lamina \u2013 Publications
80 pages, paperback, 14 x 20 cm
Age: <\/strong>10+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and honors:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n