Education
He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Zagreb.
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Igor Stiks
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He has published two novels (Dvorac u Romagni, (A Castle in Romagna) in 2000 and Elijahova stolica (Elijah"s Chair) in 2006). The English translation was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for 2006. Igor Štiks spend his childhood in Sarajevo, but lived in Zagreb, Croatia since the Bosnian War started in 1992.
He later moved to Paris, where he received a master"s degree in Philosophy at the University of Paris.
Since 1996 he published articles, essays, literary works and translations in the Croatian media ( in Vijenac, Zarez, Quorum, Europski glasnik, Libra, Fantom slobode, Tvrdja), as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Lica), Slovenia (Ampak), Serbia (Reč), Montenegro (Art), and Macedonia (Lettre internationale, Blesok). An Austrian translation by Klaus Detlef Olof appeared in 2002 (Folio Verlag, Vienna), and in 2005, an American edition in the translation of Tomislav Kuzmanović and Russell Scott Valentino (Autumn Hill Books, Iowa City).
French and Spanish translations are currently being prepared. His second novel, "Elijahova stolica" (Fraktura, 2006), called Elijah"s Chair in English, has been rewarded as the best Croatian book of 2006.
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Membership
From 1997 to 2001 he worked at Zarez, first as a member of the editorial staff of the cultural pages (from 1997 to 1999), and then as a reporter on cultural and social issues (from 1999 to 2001). He is a member of the advisory board of Novi Plamen, a journal for politics and culture.
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1999 (aged 21)
Awards
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International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world.The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world.