Aleš Berger (born 18 September 1946) is a Slovene writer, translator and literary critic.

Berger was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied comparative literature and French at the University of Ljubljana and worked as an editor and theatre critic. He is known for his translations into Slovene from French (Lautréamont, Apollinaire, Beckett, René Char, Raymond Queneau and Jacques Prévert) and Spanish (Jorge Luis Borges).

Aleš Berger

In 1987 he received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his translation of Les Chants de Maldoror. In 1998 he received the Rožanc Award for Krokiji in beležke (Sketches and Notes).

Aleš Berger

In February 2017, he received the Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement in translation. In particular, he has translated eminent French writers and poets, his favourite being the poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977).

Aleš Berger

Published works

Omara v kleti (Drawer in the Cellar), essay, 2010

Zmenki (Dates), drama, 2006

Zagatne zgodbe (Embarrassing Tales), short stories, 2004

Krokiji in beležke (Sketches and Notes), essays, 1998

Novi ogledi in pogledi (New Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1997

Ogledi in pogledi (Views and Viewings), theatre criticisms, 1984

Gledališki besednjak (A Theatrical Glossary), 1981

Dadaizem in nadrealizem (Dadaism and Surrealism), 1981

References

Writers from Ljubljana

Slovenian translators

Slovenian literary critics

Living people

1946 births

University of Ljubljana alumni

Prešeren Award laureates