Tone Partljič (born 5 August 1940) is a Slovene writer, playwright and politician. Between 1990 and 2004 he was a member of the Slovenian National Assembly, from 1994 as a member of the LDS party. He was also president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 1983 and 1987.[1]

Tone Partaljič
Partljič in 2020
Partljič in 2020
Born (1940-08-05) 5 August 1940 (age 84)
Maribor, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupationwriter, playwright, screenwriter, politician
Notable worksMoj ata, socialistični kulak; Hotel sem prijeti sonce
Notable awardsPrešeren Award
2016 lifetime achievement

Early life and education

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Partljič was born in Maribor and grew up in Pesnica pri Mariboru. He studied in Maribor and graduated in Slovene and English language in 1965 and worked as a teacher and then as a dramaturge and artistic director at the Slovene National Theatre and the Ljubljana City Theatre. In 1980 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his satirical comedies.[2] In 2016, he was given the Prešeren Award, the highest Slovenian award in the field of artistic creation, for lifetime achievement.[3]

Career

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Literary and Theatrical Work

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Partljič began his career as a writer and playwright in the 1960s. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and a deep understanding of human nature, which resonated with Slovenian audiences.[4] His early plays such as Moj ata, socialistični kulak ("My Dad, the Socialist Kulak")[5] and Kdo vam je pa to delo ("Who Gave You This Work?")[6] became significant in Slovenian theatre for their witty critique of societal norms and political life.[7]

Partljič's body of work includes more than 40 plays, numerous short stories, novels, and screenplays.

Published works

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Plays

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  • Ribe na plitvini, (1968)
  • Naj poje čuk, (1971)
  • Tolmun in kamen, (1972)
  • Ščuke pa ni, (1973)
  • Oskubite jastreba, (1977)
  • Nekoč in danes,(1979)
  • Za koga naj še molim?,(1980)
  • Taki ste, take smo, (1980)
  • Nasvidenje nad zvezdami,(1981)
  • O, ne, ščuke pa ne, (1982)
  • Moj ata, socialistični kulak, (1983)
  • Sekretar za humor, (1984)
  • Rdeče in sinje med drevjem, (1985)
  • Justifikacija, Mestno gledališče ljubljansko, (1986)
  • Ščuka, da te kap, (1987)
  • Pesnikova žena prihaja, (1989)
  • Deni me kot pečat na svoje srce, (1990)
  • Moj deda, socialistični mrtvak, (1991)
  • Štajerc v Ljubljani, (1995)
  • Politika, bolezen moja, (1996)
  • Gospa poslančeva, (1996)
  • Komedije, (1997)
  • Maister in Marjeta, (1998)
  • Čistilka Marija, (1998)
  • En dan resnice, (1999)
  • Krivica boli, (1999)
  • Čaj za dve, (2001)
  • Edelweis ali Denis in Ditka, (2001)
  • Izbrane komedije, (2003)
  • Poroka čistilke Marije, (2006)
  • Zveze in partnerstva, (2007)
  • Za nacionalni interes, (2007)

Prose

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  • Ne glej za pticami, (1967)
  • Jalovost, (1971)
  • Volk na madridskih ulicah, (1974)
  • Nasvidenje nad zvezdami, (1982)
  • Pepsi ali provincialni donjuan, (1987)
  • Rdeče in sinje med drevjem, (1987)
  • Kulturne humoreske, prosim, (1988)
  • Prelesti, prelesti, Mladinska knjiga, (1990)
  • Goool!: predvolilne humoreske, (1992)
  • Mala, Prešernova družba, (1992)
  • Pri Mariji Snežni zvoni, (1994)
  • Starec za plotom, (1995)
  • Samo roko daj, (1997)
  • Pisatelj v parlamentu, (1998)
  • Usodna privlačnost, (2001)
  • Kampanja, (2002)
  • Golaž, reka in mostovi, (2003)
  • Grob pri Mariji Snežni, (2005)

Youth literature

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  • Hotel sem prijeti sonce, (1981)
  • Slišal sem, kako trava raste, (1990)
  • Dupleška mornarica, (1996)
  • Maša in Tjaša, (1999)
  • General: deset črtic o Rudolfu Maistru, (2006)

Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Grand Prešeren Award to humourist Tone Partljič and composer Ivo Petrić". MMC RTV Slovenija. 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ "PARTLJIČ, Tone". Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "My Dad, the Socialist Kulak (Moj ata, socialisticni kulak) 1987 in English Online". Eastern European Movies on English Online. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Hvala vam, bogovi, za te blodnje : [ljudje, kraji, dogodki v mojem življenju] – Dobre knjige" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Theatre Traditions and Heritage in Slovenia". Culture of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.