Andrej Hieng
Encyclopedia
Andrej Hieng was a Slovene writer
, playwright
and theatre director.
Hieng was born in Ljubljana
in 1925. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts
in Ljubljana between 1948 and 1952 and worked as a theatre director in Kranj
, Celje
and Ljubljana
. As well as his plays, he is also known for his novels and short stories.
He received a number of awards including the Prešeren Foundation Award
in 1967 for his novel Gozd in pečina, the Grand Prešeren Award
in 1988 for his literary and dramatic opus and the Kresnik Award
for his novel Čudežni feliks in 1994. In 1995 he was made a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
. He died in Ljubljana in 2000.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and theatre director.
Hieng was born in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
in 1925. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts
Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
The Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television is an academy of the University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the only college and graduate school in Slovenia with a similar curriculum. It is composed of three colleges: the College for Theatre and Radio, the College for Film and...
in Ljubljana between 1948 and 1952 and worked as a theatre director in Kranj
Kranj
' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...
, Celje
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
and Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. As well as his plays, he is also known for his novels and short stories.
He received a number of awards including the Prešeren Foundation Award
Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists...
in 1967 for his novel Gozd in pečina, the Grand Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists...
in 1988 for his literary and dramatic opus and the Kresnik Award
Kresnik Award
Kresnik is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best novel in Slovene of the previous year. It has been bestowed since 1991 at summer solstice by the national newspaper house Delo. The awards ceremony is normally held on Rožnik hill above Ljubljana where the winner is invided to...
for his novel Čudežni feliks in 1994. In 1995 he was made a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members of the academy....
. He died in Ljubljana in 2000.
List of works
- Novele, short stories, (1954)
- Usodni rob, short stories, (1957)
- Planota, short stories, (1961)
- Gozd in pečina, novel, (1966)
- Orfeum, novel, (1972)
- Čarodej, novel, (1976)
- Obnebje metuljev, novel, (1980)
- Čudežni feliks, novel, (1993)
Plays
- Cortesova vrnitev, drama (1969)
- Burleska o Grku, drama (1969)
- Gluhi mož na meji, drama (1969)
- Osvajalec, drama (1971)
- Lažna Ivana, comedy (1973)
- Izgubljeni sin, comedy (1976)
- Večer ženinov, drama (1979)
- Krvava ptica, comedy (1980)
- Nori malar, comedy (1980)
- Dež v Piranu, drama (1982)
- Zakladi gospe Berte, drama (1983)
- Mark in Antonij, drama (1983)