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Dimitar Baševski
Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Many years he worked as a journalist, foreign correspondent from Athens and editor.He was a director and editor-in-chief of Kultura publishing house in Skopje. Currently he is editor-in-chief of Slovo Publishing House and president of the Macedonian PEN Centre.
Author of the following works: Stranger (Tuginec)), novel, 1969; Return (Vrakanje) novel, 1972; Splinter (Raska) novel, 1974; While the Bell tolls there is no death (Nema smrt dodeka dzvoni), novel, 1980; A year in the life of Ivan Plevnesh (Edna godina od zivotot na Ivan Plevnesh), novel, 1985; The House of Life (Kukata na zivotot), poetry, 1987; The Sarajanovo Carnation (Sarajanovskiot karanfil), novel, 1990; Anja’s Diary (Dnevnikot na Anja), novel for children, 1994; Temporal Stay (Privremen prestoj) poetry, 1995; Time overcome (Sovladano vreme), poetry, 1998; The Well (Bunar), novel, 2001.
Some of his books have been translated and published in English, Chzech, Romanian, Greek, Serbian, Albanian and Turkish.
For his works, he has received the highest Macedonian literature awards - 11 October (11 Otomvri), Racin Award (Racinovo priznanie), Pechalbarska povelba Award (Pecalbarska povelba),Vancho Nikoleski (Vanco Nikoleski) Award and Novel of the Year (Roman na godinata) Award for the novel The Well, also national nominee for the International Balkanika Award 2002.
