DU_AN GOJKOV
A WRITER

A NOTES FOR ONE BIOGRAPHY
(Curriculum vit¾)

 

WORKS:

Grand Hotel, short stories, three editions 1993 - 1994; 
Slepi putnik, novel, 1994; 
Evropa ple_e, radio phonic essays, 1995, 1996; 
Fotografije glasova and Utuljena ba_tina, documentary-dramatic radio 
phonic essays, 1997;
Une nuit (un jour) d'une vie, collected essays, 1997;
Passager clandestine, novel, 1998; 
Op_ta mesta Ð jedan paraliterarni herbarijum, novel, 1998.
Album fotografija 1991 Ð 1993, novel, 2003.

A short story writer, novelist, essayist, journalist, radio drama 
director. Published few books, and some prose in dozen 
Yugoslav (Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian) and foreign anthologies.

1965
Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia.
1971-1976
Host in Radio Belgrade Children's programme.
1976-1983
Actor in Belgrade theatres KPGT, Atelje 212, Narodno 
pozori_te, at Television Belgrade, as well as in couple 
of movies. Director's assistant at Radio Belgrade Drama 
programme. 
Plays a piano and bass in jazz band. 
Composing music for three theatre plays. 
1983
Army service.
1984
Radio Belgrade Çflying reporterÈ. 
Host of morning programme. 
Started studies of Classical Archaeology and Cultural 
Anthropology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of 
Belgrade. 
1985
Arrested for a first time, during taping of radio 
reportage at Dedinje Ð residential centre for Communist 
Party Central Committee members in Belgrade. Beaten in 
militia station. This kind of arrests, or, so-called 
Çinformatory conversationsÈ because of delictum verbi 
will happened ten times more. 
Founds Beogradsko _itali_te Ð informal place for prose or 
poetry readings, exhibitions, concerts, and small plays. 
First editor of Novine beogradskog _itali_ta.
1986
Lives in London, writing his first, yet unpublished novel 
A Jazz Novel, works as a chef in a restaurants. 
1987-1989
As a correspondent for Radio Belgrade and Belgrade daily 
ÇPolitikaÈ writes from Europe, Mediterranean, Near and 
Far East, Africa, former Soviet Union, Asia, and United 
States. 
Stays outside his country for nearly two years. Writes as 
well for Yugoslav newsmagazines NIN, Vreme, Ko_ava, 
Borba, Knji_evne novine, Knji_evna re_, Re_...
1990
After first signs of war in former Yugoslavia, starts 
working for YUTEL Ð Yugoslav Television. Writes from 
Belgrade, Sarajevo, and Zagreb. 
1991
After a few threats, lives a country. First to Greece, 
then Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, UK and US.
During emigration writes his first novel Slepi putnik. In 
Europe, works as a chef in restaurants, in US, works as 
an editor in publishing house GLG-Chicago.
1992
At the end of a year, returns to Serbia, and works as a 
journalist in Radio Belgrade. Fired because of anti-war 
commentary. 
1993
Transfer to opposition Radio B92, for a position of World 
Service editor, and literary critic.
Founds Literary Club Jazzbina, Belgrade.
Publishes his first book Grand Hotel, in three editions.
1994
Joins UN Peace Corps (ICFY Mission) at Yugoslav Ð Bosnian 
border.
Publishes his first novel Slepi putnik, which is 
proclaimed as one of ten best novels of the year.
1995-1999
After his service, returns to Belgrade, and works as 
Drama editor for Radio Politika, and director of 
Documentary programme in Television Politika During that 
time wrote and directed fifty one original radio plays 
and radio phonic essays, and dramatised for radio and 
directed hundred and ninety one prose and poetic works of 
Yugoslav and foreign authors. 
Directed twenty documentary films for television.
Publishes his second novel Op_ta mesta (Laza K. Lazarevi_ 
Prize), radio phonic essays  Evropa ple_e in two editions 
(Critic's Choice Prize), and documentary essays 
Fotografije glasova and Utuljena ba_tina, as well as 
novel Passager clandestine (Centre national du livre 
Prize and Centre rÂŽgional des lettres midi-pyrÂŽnÂŽes 
Prize). 
1999
During NATO bombing, after criticizing president 
Milosevic, fired from Radio-Television Politika. 
1999-2003
Finished novel Album fotografija (in press) and publishes 
it at Web-based electronic literary magazine: 
http://www.zetna.org.yu/zek/konyvek/91/index.html
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~kritika/#_top 
http://www.pdf.org.yu/authors.htm 
Still writes in Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian. Cooks for 
his friends for fun, walks a lot and flies his kite. 
Looking for a job. 

DU_AN GOJKOV
MARIJANE GREGORAN 69
11060 BELGRADE
SERBIA
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
TEL ++381 11 755 970
EMAIL gojkov@InfoSky.net and/or gojkovdusan@yahoo.com
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