Vlado Maleski

Vlado Maleski (Macedonian: Владо Малески; 5 September 1919 – 23 September 1984) was a Macedonian writer, publisher and partisan.^[1] He published several novels and short stories, was the author of the Macedonian national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija" (English: "Today over Macedonia"), and the script for the first Macedonian-language movie, Frosina. For his extensive contributions to the country's literature, Maleski is regarded as part of "the first generation of Macedonian prose writers".^[2] He was also a Yugoslav diplomat.

Biography

Vlado Maleski was born in

During his professional life, Maleski was ambassador to Lebanon, Ethiopia, and Poland and was a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. In 1946 he became a full member of the Association of Writers of Macedonia. He was the editor of the literary magazines "Sovremenost" and "Razgledi". He wrote the script of the first Macedonian-language movie Frosina.^[6] Maleski received the following awards: "11 October", "4 July" and "AVNOJ". He died in 1984.^[1] His son, Denko Maleski, was Republic of Macedonia's first minister of foreign affairs.

Works

• Ǵurǵina alova (stories, 1950)
• Branuvanja (stories, 1953)
• Ona što beše nebo (novel, 1958)
• Vojnata, luǵeto, vojnata (novel, 1967)
• Razboj (novel, 1969)
• Razgledi (articles, critics, 1976)
• Kažuvanja (stories, 1976)
• Zapisi na Ezerko Drimski (novel, 1980)
• Jazli (novel, 1990)

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