Petre M. Andreevski
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Petre M. Andreevski (June 25, 1934 – September 25, 2006) was a famous Macedonian poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright.
He was born in 1934 in the village of Sloestica, Demir Hisar
. Attended elementary school in his native village, high school in Bitola
, studied at the Faculty of Philosophy (now Philology) in Skopje
. Worked as an editor with the Macedonian National Television
. He was also an editor of the periodical Razgledi. Member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts since May 2000. Member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association.
Several selections of his literary opus have been published. In 1984 his selected works were published in four volumes. He has been included in all anthologies of Macedonian poetry both at home and abroad. His works, in separate books, have been presented in many languages outside Macedonia.
He died in Skopje in September 2006.
He was born in 1934 in the village of Sloestica, Demir Hisar
Demir Hisar
Demir Hisar , or in Slavic translation known as Železnec , is an area spreading on the South West part of Macedonia to the North West of the Pelagonian plain, around the river flow of the Black River with her inflows...
. Attended elementary school in his native village, high school in Bitola
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...
, studied at the Faculty of Philosophy (now Philology) in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
. Worked as an editor with the Macedonian National Television
Macedonian Radio-Television
Macedonian Radio Television is the public broadcasting organization of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1993 by the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia...
. He was also an editor of the periodical Razgledi. Member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts since May 2000. Member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association.
Several selections of his literary opus have been published. In 1984 his selected works were published in four volumes. He has been included in all anthologies of Macedonian poetry both at home and abroad. His works, in separate books, have been presented in many languages outside Macedonia.
He died in Skopje in September 2006.
Literary output
- Poetry: Knots (1960), Both on Heaven and Earth (1962), Denicija (1968), Dalni nakovalni (1971), Praises and Complaints(1975), Eternal House (1987); Lachrymatory (1999).
- Short story collections: The Seventh Day (1994), Years of Treason (1974), All Faces of Death (1994).
- Novels: Pirey (1980), Locusts (1983) Nebeska Timjanovna (1988) and Last Villagers (1987).
- Plays: Plays (1987) includes Time for Singing and Bogunemili.
- Books for children: Scribble Riddle, Eat and Grow.