Tadej Golob | |
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 Tadej Golob reading from his book Jezero (Novo Mesto, August 2018) | |
| Born | 1967 Maribor, Slovenia |
| Occupation | Writer, mountaineer |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Notable works | Zlati Zob, Jezero |
| 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]
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.