Aleš Berger

Aleš Berger (born 18 September 1946) is a Slovene writer, translator and literary critic.[1]

Aleš Berger
Born (1946-09-18) 18 September 1946
Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
OccupationWriter, translator, literary and theatre critic
Notable worksKrokiji in beležke
Notable awardsPrešeren Foundation Award
1987 for his translation of Les Chants de Maldoror
Rožanc Award
1998 for Krokiji in beležke
Prešeren Award
2017 for lifetime achievement

Berger was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied comparative literature and French at the University of Ljubljana and worked as an editor and theatre critic. He is known for his translations into Slovene from French (Lautréamont, Apollinaire, Beckett, René Char, Raymond Queneau and Jacques Prévert) and Spanish (Jorge Luis Borges).

In 1987 he received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his translation of Les Chants de Maldoror.[2] In 1998 he received the Rožanc Award for Krokiji in beležke (Sketches and Notes).

In February 2017, he received the Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement in translation. In particular, he has translated eminent French writers and poets, his favourite being the poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977).[3]

Published works
  • Omara v kleti (Drawer in the Cellar), essay, 2010
  • Zmenki (Dates), drama, 2006
  • Zagatne zgodbe (Embarrassing Tales), short stories, 2004
  • Krokiji in beležke (Sketches and Notes), essays, 1998
  • Novi ogledi in pogledi (New Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1997
  • Ogledi in pogledi (Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1984
  • Gledališki besednjak (A Theatrical Glossary), 1981
  • Dadaizem in nadrealizem (Dadaism and Surrealism), 1981

References
  1. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients
  3. "Translator Berger honoured for "monumental oeuvre"". Slovenian Press Agency. 7 February 2017.


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