Desa Muck
| Desa Muck | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 August 1955 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | writer and actor |
| Notable works | Lažniva Suzi, Anica series, |
| Notable awards |
Levstik Award 2005 for the Anica series |
Desa Muck (born 29 August 1955) is a Slovenian writer, children's writer and actor. She works as a free-lance artist and writes newspaper columns, radio plays, but is best known for her juvenile fiction.[1]
Muck was born in Ljubljana in 1955. She writes for children and teenagers and won the Levstik Award for her series of stories Anica in 2005.[2]
Awards
- My Favourite Book by young Slovenian readers winner 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007[3]
- Večernica Award nominee 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2004[3]
- Večernica Award winner 1998[3]
- Levstik Award winner 2005[3]
- International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List winner 2006[3]
Published works
Young Adult Literature
The Anica Series:
- Anica in grozovitež (Anica and the Monster), 2001
- Anica in materinski dan (Anica and Mother's Day), 2001
- Anica in zajček (Anica and the Bunny), 2001
- Anica in Jakob (Anica and Jacob), 2002
- Anica in športni dan (Anica and Sports Day), 2002
- Anica in velike skrbi (Anica and Great Worries), 2003
- Anica in počitnice (Anica and Holidays), 2004
- Anica in velika skrivnost (Anica and the Big Secret), 2004
- Anica in prva ljubezen (Anica and First Love), 2005
- Anica in skrivnostna maska (Anica and the Mysterious Mask), 2007
Other works for children and young adults:
- Tistega lepega dne (That Fine Day), 1992
- Blazno resno o seksu (Incredibly Seriously About Sex), 1993
- Pod milim nebom (Under the Open Skies), 1993
- Blazno resno popolni (Incredibly Seriously Perfect), 1995
- Hči Lune (The Moon's Daughter), 1995
- Blazno resno zadeti (Incredibly Seriously Stoned), 1996
- Kremplin (Claws), 1996
- Lažniva Suzi (Lying Suzy), 1997
- Blazno resno slavni (Incredibly Seriously Famous), 1998
- Fonton, 1998
- Blazno resno o šoli (Incredibly Seriously About School), 2000
- Čudež v operi (The Miracle at the Opera), 2001
- Sama doma (Home Alone), 2001
- Kakšne barve je svet (What Colour Is the World), 2002
- Kokoš velikanka (The Giant Chicken), 2007
- Ko se želva izgubi ... (When the Tortoise Gets Lost...), 2009
Adult Fiction
- Panika (Panic), 2003
- Neskončno ljubljeni moški (The Eternally Loved Man), 2004
- Pasti življenja (Life's Traps), 2005
- Peskovnik Boga Otroka (The Child God's Sandpit), 2006
- Pasti življenja II (Life's Traps II), 2007
- Nebo v očesu lipicanca (The Sky in the Lipizzaner's Eyes), 2010
References
- ↑ Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site Archived 18 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Podelitev Levstikovih nagrad :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO site. 27 June 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jana Babšek; Janja Vidmar; Irena Miš Svoljšak, eds. (2010). Slovenia's Best for Young Readers (PDF). Slovenian Book Agency. p. 76. ISBN 978-961-92821-0-6. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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