Olivera Nikolova
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Olivera Nikolova is a Macedonian
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 author who is considered to be one of the top novelists of her country. She was born is 1936 in Skopje
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, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia
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. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, and worked as a screenwriter for radio and television programs.

She writes for children and adults.

Her well-known children booksWebb, Jean & Mare Müürsepp (eds.) Sunny side of darkness, p. 191 (2005) ("Olivera Nikolova, one of the most popular authors for children") are Zoki Poki (a book considered to be a classic in Macedonian literature), The country where one can’t arrive (awarded the Best Book of the Year at the Struga Poetry Evenings
Struga Poetry Evenings
Struga Poetry Evenings is an international poetry festival held annually in Struga, Republic of Macedonia. During the several decades of its existence, the Festival has awarded its most prestigious award, the Golden Wreath, to some of the most notable international poets, including: Mahmoud...

, 1966), The Friends Bon and Bona (Award of the Struga Poetry Evenings, 1975), My Sound (Mojot Zvuk; Yugoslav Award Mlado Pokolenje, 1978), Marko’s Girlfriends, Loveaches, Stone Ciphers, The Crossing is not Lit, Light Year, etc. For exceptional accomplishments in the contemporary literature for young people, in 1983 she received the Zmaj Award, a prominent award from former Yugoslavia.

Her publications for adults are A Day for Summer Holiday (stories), the comedy Silver Apple (Srebrenoto Jabolko), the novels Narrow Door (Tesna Vrata; award Stale Popov, 1983), Homeworks, Adam’s Rib (Racin’s Award, 2000), Variations for Ibn Pajko, Rositsa’s Dolls (Novel of the Year, 2004), as well as the book of drama writings entitled Silver Apple (Srebrenoto Jabolko).
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