Mate Dolenc
Mate Dolenc is a Slovene writer and translator. He writes novels, collections of short stories, children's books, travelogues and articles.
Dolenc was born in Ljubljana in 1945. He started studying comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana but never completed his studies. He worked at Mladina for a few years in the early 1970s. Since 1973 he works as a free-lance writer. He has written over thirty books, several screenplays and numerous articles. He is also known for his juvenile fiction. His passion for scuba diving is often reflected in the subject matter he chooses for his writing. The Adriatic and its islands have marked many of his books both for adult and young readers. In 2008 his two most successful novels The Gorjanci Vampire and The Sea at the Time of the Eclipse were made into feature films.
In 1986 he won the Levstik Award for his novel for young readers Morska dežela na železniški postaji. In 1995 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his novel Pes z Atlantide and his collection of short stories Rum in šah.
Published works
Menjalnica, short stories, 1970Peto nadstropje trinadstropne hiše, satirical novel, co-authored with Dimitrij Rupel, 1972Aleluja Katmandu, novel, 1973Razkošje v glavi, satire, co-authored with Slavko Pregl, 1974Nenavadna Slovenija, satire, co-authored with Slavko Pregl, 1974Potopljeni otok, short stories, 1976Vampir z Gorjancev, novel, 1979, 2004Gorenčev vrag, short stories, 1977Vloga mojih škornjev v angolski revoluciji, short stories, 1985Morska dežela na železniški postaji, youth literature, 1986Velika ptičja zadeva, youth literature, 1987Praznik republike ali abrakadabra, short stories, 1987Golo morje, youth literature, 1988Strupena Brigita, youth literature, 1989Njen modri dežni plašč, novel, 1990Podmorski svet in mi, diving manual, 1991Pes z Atlantide, novel, 1993Rum in šah, short stories, 1993Ozvezdje Jadran, 1998Z masko v podvodni svet, educational picture book, 1999Morje v času mrka, novel, 2000Leteča ladja, youth literature, 2002Morski portreti, educational, 2003Potapljanje Na Vdih & Podvodni Ribolov, manual, 2004Morsko dno pripoveduje, youth literature, 2004Golo morje, youth literature, 2005Kako dolg je čas, short stories, 2019