Kresnik Award

Kresnik is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best novel in Slovene of the previous year. It has been bestowed since 1991 at summer solstice by the national newspaper house Delo. The awards ceremony is normally held on Rožnik Hill above Ljubljana where the winner is invited to light a large bonfire. The winner also receives a financial award.

Year Author Novel Title in English Publisher
1991 Lojze Kovačič Kristalni čas Crystal Time DZS
1992 Feri Lainšček Namesto koga roža cveti Instead of Whom does the Flower Bloom Prešernova družba
1993 Miloš Mikeln Veliki voz The Great Bear Mihelač
1994 Andrej Hieng Čudežni Feliks The Miraculous Felix Mladinska knjiga
1995 Tone Perčič Izganjalec hudiča The Exorcist Cankarjeva založba
1996 Berta Bojetu Ptičja hiša The Birdhouse Wieser
1997 Vlado Žabot Volčje noči Wolf Nights Pomurska založba
1998 Zoran Hočevar Šolen z Brega Šolen from Breg Založba /*cf
1999 Drago Jančar Zvenenje v glavi Ringing in the Head Mladinska knjiga
2000 Andrej E. Skubic Grenki med Bitter Honey DZS
2001 Drago Jančar Katarina, pav in jezuit Katarina, the Peacock and the Jesuit Slovenska matica
2002 Katarina Marinčič Prikrita harmonija Hidden Harmony Mladinska knjiga
2003 Rudi Šeligo Izgubljeni sveženj Lost Package Nova revija
2004 Lojze Kovačič Otroške stvari Childhood Things Beletrina
2005 Alojz Rebula Nokturno za Primorsko A Nocturne for Primorska Mohorjeva Celje/Trst
2006 Milan Dekleva Zmagoslavje podgan The Triumph of the Rats Cankarjeva založba
2007 Feri Lainšček Muriša Muriša Beletrina
2008 Štefan Kardoš Rizling polka Riesling Polka Litera
2009 Goran Vojnović Čefurji raus! Southern Scum Go Home! Beletrina
2010 Tadej Golob Svinjske nogice Pigs' Legs Litera
2011 Drago Jančar To noč sem jo videl I Saw Her That Night Modrijan
2012 Andrej E. Skubic Koliko si moja? How Much Are You Mine? Beletrina
2013 Goran Vojnović Jugoslavija moja dežela! Yugoslavia, My Fatherland Beletrina
2014 Davorin Lenko Telesa v temi Bodies in the Dark Center za slovensko književnost
2015 Andrej E. Skubic Samo pridi domov Just Come Home Modrijan
2016 Miha Mazzini Otroštvo Childhood Goga
2017 Goran Vojnović Figa The Fig Tree Beletrina
2018 Drago Jančar In ljubezen tudi And Love As well Beletrina
2019 Bronja Žakelj Belo se pere na devetdeset Whites Wash at Ninety Beletrina
2020 Veronika Simoniti Ivana pred morjem Ivana in Front of the Sea Cankarjeva založba
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