Branko Hofman


Branko Hofman was a Slovene poet, writer and playwright. As well as his poetry he is best known for his 1981 novel Noč do jutra that deals with the subject of the Goli Otok prison.
Hofman was born in Rogatec, then part of Yugoslavia, in 1929. He studied Comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana and worked as a journalist at Radio Koper and editor at Večer and the DZS Publishing House.
He won the Levstik Award in 1981 for his book Ringo Star.

Published works

Poetry

  • Pred jutrom, 1951
  • Za oblaki so zvezde, 1956
  • Mavrica v dlaneh, 1962
  • Trapez, 1970
  • In večno življenje mesa, 1972
  • Pesmi, 1972
  • Lok, 1977
  • Ne kliči, tu ni škržatov, 1989

Prose

  • Vrabčki, 1955
  • Strah, 1961
  • Ljubezen, 1965
  • Ringo Star, 1980
  • Noč do jutra, 1981
  • Tonka Paconka, 1982
  • Kdo mamici soli pamet, 1985
  • Ringo potepuh, 1990

Drama

  • Življenje zmaguje, 1955
  • Svetloba velike samote, 1957
  • Zvezde na jutranjem nebu, 1958
  • Dan in vsi dnevi, 1962
  • Mož brez obraza, 1971