Emil Filipčič

Emil Filipčič (born 8 April 1951) is a Slovene writer, playwright and actor. He is known for his novels, short stories and dramas and has also appeared as an actor in numerous theatre productions in Slovenia.^[1]

Emil Filipčič
Emil Filipčič in 2011
Born	(1951-04-08) 8 April 1951 (age 74) Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Serbia)
Occupation	Writer, playwright, actor
Notable works	Keopsova piramida, Problemi
Notable awards	Prešeren Foundation Award 2011 for Problemi

Filipčič was born in Belgrade in 1951. He studied at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana and works as a freelance writer, actor, playwright and director.^[2] In 2011 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his novel Problemi (Problems).^[3]

Selected works

• Grein Vaun, novel, (1979)
• Kerubini (Cherubins), satirical novel co-written with Branko Gradišnik under the single pseudonym Jožef Paganel
• Kuku, novel, (1985)
• Ervin kralj, novel, (1986)
• X-100, novel, (1988)
• Orangutan, short stories (1992)
• Dobri robotek, short stories (1993)
• Urugvaj 1930, novel, (1993)
• Jesen je, novel, (1995)
• Izlet v naravo, short stories (1997)
• Keopsova piramida, novel, (2005)
• Problemi, novel, (2009)

Plays

• Kegler, drama (1981)
• Ujetniki svobode, drama (1982)
• Altamira, satirical comedy (1982)
• Bolna nevesta, satirical comedy (1984)
• Kako naj odgovorim spoštovanemu tovarišu Francetu Piberniku?, drama (1985)
• Atlantida, drama (1988)
• Božanska tragedija, drama (1989)
• Psiha, comedy (1993)
• Veselja dom, drama (1996)