Vladimir Oravsky Swedish author and film director. Born 22 January 1947 in Czechoslovakia. Before Oravsky decided to be a full-time writer, he made a living in Czechoslovakia as machine engineer and conveyor belt constructor. In Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Thailand and United States Oravsky survived as dishwasher, cleaner, newspaperman, dock worker, gold-washer, pea picker, tractor driver, cook, actor, photographer, translator, copywriter, literary critic, dramaturgist, lecturer, teacher, culture bureaucrat, such as culture manager for Umeå municipality, film- and theatre director and producer. Oravsky is published by many publishing houses, as Studentlitteratur, h:ström – Text & Kultur, Nya Doxa, Symposion, Raketförlaget, Lundtofte Publishing, De Rode Kamer and Branner og Koch. Oravsky has published books for children and youth, commissioned plays and screenplays. As his favorite model George S Kaufman, Oravsky works often in collaboration with writing partners, among them Kurt Peter Larsen, Daniel Malmen, Michael Segerström, Lars von Trier, Jakob Stegelman, and Natasa Durovicova. Vladimir Oravsky and Kurt Peter Larsen are joint winners of 2006 International award for best play for children, organized by International Playwrights’ Forum, International Theatre Institute/ ITI and ASSITEJ, for their contribution “AAAHR!!!” “The Diary of Zlata Ibrahimivic” by Oravsky & Malmen was one of winning plays in competition, organized by Royal Drama Theatre / Elverket in Stockholm.
Books on film
1983 - Film 1983 : årets bedste, co-author: J Stegelmann..
1984 - Film 1984 : film årbogen 1984, co-author: J Stegelmann..
1984 - I skuggornas hetta, co-author: Olle Ekstrand, N Durovicova, Kerstin Sandström..
1985 - Ånden i biostaden, co-author: O Ekstrand, N Durovicova, Sven-Erik Svensson..
1988 - Öya, en flicka liten som ett busfrö, co-author: Elsa Thern..
1989 - Öya växer till sig,, co-author: E Thern..
1989 - Herman och Tusse, co-author: K P Larsen..
1989 - Herman och stjärnorna, co-author: K P Larsen..
1989 - Harry - en bussig buss, co-author: K P Larsen..
2004 - Dumma byxa ut och gå när man nappar på en tå,.
Refugee trilogy
2004 - Zlata Ibrahimovics dagbok, co-author: D Malmén..
2007 - Det rena landet : en berättelse om våldtäkt, co-author: D Malmén..
2007 - På väg : Berättelser av Zlata Ibrahimovic, .
The Sweden-pentalogy
2000 - Den lyckliga ockupationen,
2002 - Lathund för ambitiösa katter. Del 1 : Metamorfoser enligt Ovidius, Kafka och Oravsky,
2002 - Kulturen bakom kulturen,
2002 - Lathund för ambitiösa katter. Del 2 : Rhapsody in blue and yellow för blågula och rödgröna katters ett till flera in- och utandningsorgan,
2007 - Friheten i kulturen : Reflexioner kring tystnad och repression inom kulturetablissemanget
Novels
2006 - Van Astrid tot Lindgren, co-author: K.P. Larsen.
2007 - Axel och Toine co-author: K.P. Larsen.
2007 - Från Astrid till Lindgren co-author: K.P. Larsen & Anonymous.
Plays (published)
- 2006 Flykten under jorden jämte flera gruvsamma och nöjsamma tragedier och komedier. This volume consists of the following plays: Flykten under jorden, Zlata Ibrahimovics dagbok, Fioler, fikon och förebud,, Spartakus uppäten, and SKUM. co-author: K.P. Larsen & D. Malmén.
