| Boban Knežević | |
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| Born | Boban Knežević (1959-09-17) 17 September 1959 (age 65) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Writer, publisher, editor |
| Language | Serbian |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Period | 1979–present |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Notable works | Black Blossom |
| Notable awards | "Lazar Komarčić" award (six times) |
| Spouse | Sandra |
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Boban Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Кнежевић, born 17 September 1959 in Belgrade) is a Serbian science fiction and fantasy writer, comic book writer, editor and publisher.
He has been publishing fiction since 1978 in a variety of genres: his works range over alternate history, space opera, Slavic mythology based fantasy, and cyberpunk.
Knežević was one of the founders of the Belgrade-based semi-professional Society of science fiction fans, "Lazar Komarčić" in 1981, and is considered as "one of the pivotal persons of Belgrade fandom".
Since 1985, he also owns the (formerly Yugoslavian publishing imprint, "Znak Sagite".
Bibliography
Books
- Smrt na Neptunu , novel, "Dnevnik", Novi Sad, 1986 (under the pseudonym Endru Ozborn / Andrew Osborne)
- Crni cvet , novel, "Prosveta", Belgrade (six Serbian editions from 1993 to 2011). ISBN 978-86-7552-049-8
- English translation: Black Blossom, "Prime Books", 2004. and 2005. ISBN 978-1894815901
- Čovek koji je ubio leptira , novel, Studentski kulturni centar, Belgrade, 1996.
- Slutnja androida , a collection of stories, 2001. ISBN 86-83577-04-X
- Poslednji Srbin , novel, "Alnari", Belgrade, 2009. ISBN 978-86-7710-414-6
- Otisak zveri u pepelu , a collection of short stories, "Tardis", Belgrade, 2009. ISBN 978-86-6099-009-1
Noted anthologies and collections
- Tamni vilajet 1, Belgrade, "Znak Sagite", Belgrade, 1987.
- Tamni vilajet 1a, Belgrade, "Znak Sagite", Belgrade, 1987.
- Tamni vilajet 2, "Znak Sagite", Belgrade, 1992.
- Tamni vilajet 3, "Znak Sagite", Belgrade, 1993.
- Tamni vilajet 4, "Znak Sagite", Belgrade, 1996. and 2011. ISBN 978-86-7756-008-9
- Nova srpska fantastika, SIC, Belgrade, 1994. ISBN 86-7339-018-4
- "Fantastična reč", Književna reč, br. 492/493, Belgrade, 1997.
- Trifid, authors: Dragan R. Filipović, Goran Skrobonja and Boban Knežević; Knjižara "Alan Ford", Belgrade, 2001. ISBN 86-83577-01-5
Awards
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav short story in 1985. ("Noć koja neće doći")
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav short story in 1986. ("Dan četrnaesti")
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav short story in 1993. ("Onaj koji nema dušu")
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav novel in 1993. (Crni cvet / Black Blossom)
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav short story in 1994. ("Prosjak i kockar")
- "Lazar Komarčić" award for best Yugoslav short story in 1995.
Literature
- Pavle Zelić et al. "Boban Knežević, monolit srpske fantastike", Gradina, Niš, broj 19/2007.
- Stefanović, Zoran. "Slobodan i pomalo otpadnik". in: Knežević, Boban. Slutnja androida, izabrane priče, 2003.
References
- Entry "Knežević, Boban" in Enciklopedija naučne fantastike. 1, A-Lj, by Zoran Živković, 1990, pp 369. ISBN 86-07-00494-8
- Entry: "Yugoslavia", New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, by Peter Nicholls (Editor), John Clute (Editor), 1993, pp. 1361–1362. ISBN 978-1857231243
External links
- Boban Knežević, SF and F writer, official author's site
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Serbian science fiction writers
- Serbian male short story writers
- Serbian short story writers
- Serbian novelists
- Serbian comics writers
- Serbian alternate history writers
- Serbian fantasy writers
- Writers from Belgrade
- Comic book publishers (people)
- 20th-century Serbian novelists
- 21st-century novelists
- Horror writers
- Cyberpunk writers
- Serbian publishers (people)
- 20th-century short story writers
- 21st-century short story writers
- 20th-century male writers
- 21st-century male writers