Petar Pjesivac

Petar Pjesivac (Serbian: Петар Пјешивац, Petar Pješivac), is aMontenegrin / Australian writer (of Serbian descent), most notably winningthe "Golden Owl” award for the third best unpublished novel of the year in 2013.

Petar Pjesivac graduated from Flinders University's Medical School in 1989. Prior to his graduation at the Flinders University, he wasstudying medicine in USSR ( 3rd Moscow's Medical Institute “ Imeni Semahko” (Nikolai Semashko)) Russia ( U.S.S.R), and at theBelgrade University- Serbia ( Yugoslavia ). Dr. Pjesivac is a qualified medical practitioner currently practicingin Melbourne – Victoria - Australia.

Upon his birth in Adelaide his parents, Anna and Jovan,moved to Montenegro ( Yugoslavia) in 1963. He grew up in Zabljak, Belgradeand Moscow and returned to Australia in 1987.

His early prose writings were inspired by the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999 and were first published in Toronto – Canada ( 1999 – Z. Acin, Magazin za kulturu – "Pogledi" ).

His first novel"Z " ("Ž" ) was published by Stylos Publishing – Novi Sad ( The edition of Matica srpska ) in 2003. Since then Pjesivac published novels " Tri dvojine – Nara"( Putokazi-Beograd 2009 ) and his most acclaimed literary work " Priručnik za rušenje" ( Little Nemo– Pančevo ) in 2011.His novel "Priručnik za rušenje " was a contender for the prestigious NIN literary award NIN Prize(Serbian Cyrillic: NIN-ova nagrada) in 2012.

Petar Pjesivac was a regular contributor and columnist for the World Serbian Voice (Serbian Cyrillic: Српски Глас)( Australian edition ). He was a contributor for the literary magazine " Sveske " Pančevo.

Petar Pjesivac is an active member of The Association of Writers of Serbia ( Udruzenje Knijževnika Srbije ) since 2011.

His novel "Povratak Ž-a"( Return of the Z) published by "Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika Republike Srpske was awarded with the prestigious third prize "Zlatna sova" ( Golden Awl) for the best unpublished novel in 2013.

Hi was a contender for the prestigious NIN literary award NIN Prize(Serbian Cyrillic: NIN-ova nagrada) with several of his novels ( 2011 " Priručnik za rušenje ",2013 " Povratak Ž-a " ).

His latest novel “ Kada se završi rat “ ( "When the war is over” ) was published in September 2018 by a renowned Serbian publishing house “AGORA “. Parents: Anna and Jovanovic Pješivac

• 2003 "Ž "( ISBN 86-7473-130-9 ) Stylos Novi Sad, Matica srpska.
• 2009 " Tri dvojine – Nara " ( ISBN 86-87623-10-0) Putokazi, Beograd
• 2011 " Priručnik za rušenje "( ISBN 86-7972-066-6 ) Mali Nemo, Pančevo
• 2013 " Povratak Ž-a "( ISBN 978-99955-1-113-5 ) Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka Republike Srpske, Banja luka
• 2015 " PRIRUČNIK ZA CINKARENJE "( ISBN 978-86-6177-026-5 ) Ind Media Publishing
• 2018 “ Kada se završi rat “ ( "When the war is over” )( ISBN 978-86-6053-244-4 ) AGORA 2018 ( Novi Sad: Sajnos )

• Translated and adapted from Serbian Wikipedia: Петар Пјешивац