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Zoran Žmirić (Rijeka, March 10, 1969), member of the Croatian Writers' Society and a several times scholar at the Croatian Ministry of Culture.
His works are translated into Slovenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Arabic and Italian.

Prizes and awards:
Award winner "Literary Feather" for the Book of the Year awarded by the Croatian Literary Society - Blockbuster (2010)
Winner of the City of Rijeka annual award for creative work and special achievements in culture (2011).
Winner of the super short story contest CeKaPe (2013)
Winner of the "Fran Galović" award according to readers' votes for the novel Patient from Room 19 (2019)
Winner of the Annual Award of the City of Rijeka in 2023 for exceptional artistic and literary qualities that enrich the cultural l ...more

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	Pacijent iz sobe 19 4.60 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blockbuster 4.70 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hotel Wartburg 4.40 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaleidoskop 4.43 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visoke trave 4.24 avg rating — 188 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Putovanje desnom hemisferom 4.32 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snoputnik 4.59 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vrijeme koje nam je pojeo Pac-man by Zoran Žmirić (Goodreads Author), Denis Dupanović (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zapisano metkom 4.64 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lanac 4.53 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Kako se postaje otac domovine? Tako da se narodu jebe majka!”
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“Prava snaga riječi leži u onome tko sluša, a ne u onome tko govori. Mudrac može u nedogled govoriti budali, to neće imati nikakvog značaja, no prava riječ pronalazi smisao samo ako je upućena pametnome.”
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“Pravi užitak međuljudskih odnosa leži u sposobnosti da s nekim dugo šutiš. Razgovarati možeš sa svakim i o bilo čemu, ali ne možeš sa svakim kvalitetno šutjeti.”
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“Nisam se ja borio za zemlju koju ne volim, već ne volim zemlju za koju sam se borio.”
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