Emir Imamović Pirke

Emir Imamović Pirke was born in 1973 in Tuzla. He is a long-time journalist, editor, novelist, screenwriter, and columnist for some of the most prominent media in the region. He is the author of six novels: Jel neko vidio djevojčice, kurve ratne zločince, Tajna Doline piramida, Treće Poluvrijeme, Vršenje dužnosti, Terorist, and Plan savršenog neuspjeha. He was nominated for the Kiklop Award at the Istrian Book Fair, in the best debut category for his first novel. His novels Treće poluvrijeme and Terorist were nominated for the regional award Meša Selimović. Imamović writes for television (he is the screenwriter of the TV series Bijeli put, co-screenwriter of the series Dnevnik velikog Perice, and screenwriter of 15 episodes of the TV series Kazalište u kući), theatre (plays: SUR Sajgon and Samo nek ne puca) and movies ( together with Viktor Ivančić, he co-wrote the script for the feature film Paviljon, directed by Dino Mustafić). He is a member of the Programme Committee for the Book and Author Festival – Sa(n)jam knjige in Istria, and one of the founders of the Šibenik Festival of Alternative and Left (FALIŠ). Imamović publishes in the weekly Express, on the portals Forum.tm and Bljesak.info, and in the magazine Start Bih. He lives in Šibenik.