caption birth_place awards notableworks birth_date image article_title name occupation
boris a. novak in 2009 belgrade in serbia -rrb- , socialist federal republic of yugoslavia -lrb- now prešeren 1995 for mojster nespečnosti foundation award 1984 for 1001 stih jenko award stihožitje , 1001 stih , mojster nespečnosti 03 december 1953 b a novak.jpg boris a. novak
 boris a. novak poet , dramaturge and editor
boris a. novak

boris a. novak -lrb- born 3 december 1953 -rrb- is a slovene poet , dramaturge and editor .
novak was born in 1953 in belgrade where he also spent his early childhood .
he completed secondary schooling in ljubljana and studied comparative literature and philosophy at the university of ljubljana and worked as a dramaturge at the slovene national theatre and as a lecturer at the university .
he has also been involved in humanitarian work and was in 2002 elected vice-president of international pen .
he won the prešeren foundation award in 1984 for his poetry collection `` 1001 stih '' -lrb- 1001 verses -rrb- .
and the jenko award in 1995 for the collection `` mojster nespečnosti '' -lrb- master of insomnia -rrb- .
