Venko Andonovski (1964)
a prose writer, playwright, and
essayist. Professor of the Faculty of Philology at the St. Cyril and Methodius
University in Skopje. Short story collections: Kvartot na liricharite
(The Lyrics’ Quarter) 1989; Freski i groteski (Frescoes and Grotesques)
1993. Book of poetry: Nezhnoto srce na varvarot (The Gentle Heart
of the Barbarian) 1986. Novels: Azbuka za neposlushnite (Alphabet
for the Disobedient) 1994; Papokot na svetot (The Navel of the World)
2000. Plays: Adska masina (Infernal Machine), 1994; Bunt vo
domot na starci (Rebellion in Old Folk’s Home), 1994; Slovenskiot Kovcheg
(The Slavic Chest), 1998; Kandid vo zemjata na chudata (Candide in
Wonderland), 2000. Literary studies: Tekstovni procesi
(Text Processes) 1996; Matoshevite zvona (Matosh Bells) 1997, and
Strukturata na makedonskiot realistichen roman (Structure of the Macedonian
Realistic Novel) 1997. Awards: Mlad Borec (for Literary
Criticism), Zhivko Chingo, LIK, Racin Award, Vojdan Chernodrinski.
¤ Venko Andonovski:
A Chamber for the Soul
