Tadej Golob
| Tadej Golob | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1967 Maribor, Slovenia |
| Occupation | Writer, mountaineer |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Notable works | Zlati Zob |
| Notable awards |
Kresnik Award 2010 Svinjske nogice |
Tadej Golob (born 1967) is a Slovene mountaineer and writer.
Golob was born in Maribor in 1967 and grew up in the small town of Lenart v Slovenskih goricah in northeastern Slovenia. He moved to Ljubljana to study journalism but never completed his studies. He worked as a contributor to various magazines, but is known in Slovenia chiefly as an alpine climber.[1]
In 2010 Golob won the Kresnik Award for best novel with his debut novel Svinjske nogice (Pigs' Legs).[2] It is a witty story of an aspiring comics artist looking for inspiration, trying to make ends meet and coping on the margin with a non-existent career, his family and society. The title refers to the lead character's attempt to master the art of tattooing by practicing on pigs' legs.[3]
Published works
- Z Everesta, travelogue about skiing down Mount Everest (2000) co-written with Davo Karničar and Urban Golob[4]
- Moške svinje, a selection of his contributions from Slovene edition of Playboy magazine, (2005)
- Zgodba iz prve roke, biography of Zoran Predin, (2008)
- Svinjske nogice, novel, (2009)
- Peter Vilfan, biography of Peter Vilfan, (2010)
References
- ↑ Literature in Flux site
- ↑ The Kresnik Award for Tadej Golob, [Delo] 23.06.2010 (in Slovene)
- ↑ "Story of Wannabe Artist Wins Novel of the Year". Press Release from Slovenian Government Communication Office, Ljubljana, 24 June 2010. Thezaurus, Slovenian language and cultural resources. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ Top of The World, mountaineering and polar books site
External links
- Svinjske nogice on publisher's official site Litera publishing house Maribor
- Review of Svinjske nogice in Mladina 2009/28