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.
Winners Year Author Novel Title in English Publisher 1991 Lojze Kovačič Kristalni čas Crystal TimeLojze Kovačič on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site DZS 1992 Feri Lainšček Namesto koga roža cveti Instead of Whom does the Flower Bloompublished by Litterae slovenicae 2002, vol. 101 Prešernova družba 1993 Miloš Mikeln Veliki voz The Great BearEnglish excerpt of novel on Thezaurus, Slovenian Culture and Language Resources site Mihelač 1994 Andrej Hieng Čudežni Feliks The Miraculous Felix Mladinska knjiga 1995 Tone Perčič Izganjalec hudiča The ExorcistSlovenian Press Agency STA 24 June 1995 Cankarjeva založba 1996 Berta Bojetu Ptičja hiša The BirdhouseMarcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer (eds) History of Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe:Types and Stereotypes, John Benjamin Publishing Co. Amsterdam, 2004, pg.640 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 HoneyAndrej E. Skubic on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site DZS 2001 Drago Jančar Katarina, pav in jezuit Katarina, the Peacock and the JesuitMarcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer (eds) History of Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe:Junctures and Disjunctures, John Benjamin Publishing Co. Amsterdam, 2004, pg.499 Slovenska matica 2002 Katarina Marinčič Prikrita harmonija Hidden HarmonyKatarina Marinčič at the Frankfurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency Mladinska knjiga 2003 Rudi Šeligo Izgubljeni sveženj Lost PackageSlovenian Press Agency STA 23 June 2003 Nova revija 2004 Lojze Kovačič Otroške stvari Childhood Things Beletrina 2005 Alojz Rebula Nokturno za Primorsko A Nocturne for PrimorskaSodobnost, The Literary Journal, 10/2005 on Eurozine site Mohorjeva Celje/Trst 2006 Milan Dekleva Zmagoslavje podgan The Triumph of the RatsMilan Dekleva at the Frankfurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency 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!English excerpt of novel on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site Beletrina 2010 Tadej Golob Svinjske nogice Pigs' Legs Litera 2011 Drago Jančar To noč sem jo videl I Saw Her That Night Republic of Slovenia Government Communication Office press release 23 June 2011 Modrijan 2012 Andrej E. Skubic Koliko si moja? How Much Are You Mine?Delo 23 June 2012 Kresnik: najboljši slovenski roman napisal Andrej E. Skubic Kresnik: The Best Slovene Novel Written by Andrej E. Skubic Beletrina 2013 Goran Vojnović Jugoslavija moja dežela!Delo 23 June 2013 Kdo je napisal najbolši roman preteklega leta? Who Wrote the Best Novel of Last Year? Yugoslavia, My Fatherland Beletrina 2014 Telesa v temiDelo 23 June 2014 In kresnika dobi ... Davorin Lenko And the Kresnik goes to ... Davorin Lenko Bodies in the Dark Center za slovensko književnost 2015 Andrej E. Skubic Samo pridi domov Just Come HomeDelo 23 June 2015 Kresnik 2015 Andreju E. Skubicu The 2015 Kresnik for Andrej E. Skubic Modrijan 2016 Miha Mazzini Otroštvo ChildhoodSTA Slovenian Press Agency 23 June 2016 Miha Mazzini's Childhood Receives Novel of the Year Award Goga 2017 Goran Vojnović FigaDelo 23 June 2017 Kresnik 2017 romanu Figa Gorana Vojnovića The 2017 Kresnik to Goran Vojnović's Novel Figa The Fig Tree Beletrina 2018 Drago Jančar In ljubezen tudiDelo 23 June 2018 Kresnik 2018 Dragu Jančarju in romanu In ljubezen tudi The 2018 Kresnik to Drago Jančar and the novel And Love As Well And Love As wellSlovenian Book Agency site – Slovenian Literary Newsletter Vol 4 October 2017 Beletrina 2019 Bronja Žakelj Belo se pere na devetdesetDelo 23 June 2019 Kresnik prvencu Belo se pere na devetdeset Bronje Žakelj Kresnik to Bronja Žakelj's debut Whites Wash at Ninety Whites Wash at Ninety Beletrina 2020 Veronika Simoniti Ivana pred morjemDelo 23 June 2020 Veronika Simoniti je napisala najboljši roman leta Veronika Simoniti wrote the best novel of the year Ivana in Front of the Sea Cankarjeva založba 2021 Borut Kraševec Agni Agni Mladinska knjiga 2022 Roman Rozina Sto let slepote One Hundred Years of Blindness Mladinska knjiga 2023 Lado Kralj Ne bom se več drsal na bajerju I Will No Longer Skate on the Pond Beletrina 2024 Anja Mugerli Pričakovanja Expectations Cankarjeva založba 2025 Ana Schnabl September September Beletrina
References
External links Kresnik Award on the Slovenia Cultural Profiles Project site, a Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and British Council Slovenia joint project