Ivan Baran
Ivan Baran | |
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 Ivan Baran in Vukovar, 2018. | |
| Born | 16 November 1996 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Occupation | Novelist, |
| Period | 2014–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, philosophy |
| Notable works | The Black Books Cycle, Samuel Gide, Monsieur August, The Great Fall |
| Website | |
| www.ivanbaran.com | |
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Ivan Baran (Zagreb, November 16, 1996 ) is a Croatian writer. He is the author of epic fantasy tetralogy The Black Books Cycle and the philosophical novels Samuel Gide, Monsieur August and The Great Fall. He lives and writes in Vukovar, Croatia.
Early years
Ivan Baran was born on the November 16, 1996, in Zagreb, Croatia, as one of three sons of Ivan and Hana. His father was a veteran of Croatian war of independence and a prisoner of war of Sremska Mitrovica prison in Serbia.[1] His parents divorced in 1999, after which Baran, along with his two brothers, spent 4 and a half years in two orphanages, whom he left as a 7-year old.[2] He has lived in Vukovar since 2005, with his father, until the latter has passed away.[3]
Career
Baran began writing his debut novel, titled Enzolart, in the summer of 2009, as a twelve-year-old.[4][5][6] He has finished writing it in 2012, the same year his father has died.[7]
As a fifteen-year-old in 2012 and thru 2013, Baran edited the book Enzolart and prepared it for publishing. In the spring of 2014, Enzolart was published as the book one of the epic fantasy series named The Black Books Cycle (Ciklus Crnih Knjiga).[8]
Book two of The Black Books Cycle, titled Mord Dur'agemski, was published as an e-book in two parts, Mord Dur'agemski, Part One in 2015. and Mord Dur'agemski, Part Two, in 2016.[9]
In 2018. Baran has published his first philosophical novel, titled Samuel Gide. Samuel Gide was in the semi-finals of the VBZ competition for the best unpublished novel for the year 2017.[10]
The works Mord Dur'agemski, Part One and Mord Dur'agemski, Part Two were published in print in 2019.[11] That same year, Baran served as an editor of the book The Second Derivation (Druga derivacija) by Croatian author Kristijan Mirić.[12] Likewise in 2019, an excerpt from Samuel Gide was published in the 14. vukovarski zbornik Matice Hrvatske, anthology book in publication of the Matica Hrvatska.[13]
In 2021, Baran has published Darkness of Hil'gum (Tame Hil'guma)[14], book three of The Black Books Cycle, and his second philosophical novel, Monsieur August.[15] That same year, he was a subject of the documentary film Good Spirits of Vukovar (Dobri duhovi Vukovara, 2021).[16]
His seventh book, a philosophical novel The Great Fall (Veliki pad) was published in 2024.[17]
Literary influence
Among fantasy authors, Baran has cited Tolkien, Williams, Pullman, Abercrombie, Pyle, and Paolini as some of his influences. However, Baran has noted that he stopped reading fantasy with the publication of Enzolart, after which he only read classics and philosophical books.[18]
Baran epic fantasy is characterized by deep character introspection and psychological realism, while his philosophical novels often dwell into existentialism, structuralism, avant-garde and questions of identity. Some influence on his characters psychological development came from many veterans he grew up around in his hometown of Vukovar, who were involved in the Battle of Vukovar.[19]
Among the authors of classics, in various interviews Baran has cited Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gide, Voltaire, Proust, and Krleža as his influences.[20] The aforementioned authors are also somewhat reflected in Baran's writing style. He has also cited Nietzsche, Kant, and Schopenhauer as influences.[21]
Baran has attributed industrial designer Jacque Fresco as having had the greatest influence on his worldview.[22] In his books, Baran sometimes leaves homages. He has left homage to Nietzsche and Dostoevsky in the novel The Great Fall, and to Fresco in Monsieur August.
Private life
Baran lives alone, in Vukovar, in relative isolation. He has stated that he writes for about 6 hours a day.[23] In some of his interviews, he claimed to have never tried cigarettes or alcohol in his life, but he does drink coffee.[24]
He is an atheist, humanist and cosmopolitan. In contrast to that, he has nonetheless expressed that he regards religion in high esteem, having been influenced by the Bible, the Book of Mormon, Quran and Pali Canon among others.[25] He is an autodidact.[26]
Bibliography
The Black Books Cycle (Ciklus Crnih Knjiga; ISBN 9789534869307)
• Enzolart (2014, ISBN 9789539911759 )
• Mord Dur'agemski, Part One (as e-book: 2015 ; print 2019 ISBN 9789539911797 )
• Mord Dur'agemski, Part two (as e-book: 2016 ; print 2019, ISBN 9789534869314)
• Darkness of Hil'gum (Tame Hil'guma 2021, ISBN 9789534869338)
• Zenith (Vrhunac) (TBA)
Standalone books:
• Samuel Gide (2018, ISBN 9789539911773; 2nd edition: 2022, ISBN 9789534869369)
• Monsieur August (Gospodin August, 2021), ISBN 9789534869345)
• The Great Fall (Veliki pad, 2024, ISBN 9789534869383)
As an editor:
• Mirić, Kristijan – Second Derivation (Druga derivacija, 2019)
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | Good Spirits of Vukovar (Dobri duhovi Vukovara) | Himself | Documentary |
References
- ↑ Bradarić, Branimir (2018-09-12). "Najmlađi autor filozofskih romana na svijetu". Večernji list.
"Otac Ivan Baran, bivši pripadnik 204. vukovarske brigade i logoraš" (Translated: "His father IVan Baran, ex-member of 204. vukovar briggade and ex-prisoner of war")
- ↑ Haidar Diab, Hassan (2014-06-30). "Digao sam kredit da tiskam prvi roman kojeg sam napisao s 12 godina, a imam i tri nove knjige". Večernji list.
"spletom nesretnih okolnosti, Ivan i njegova dva brata završili su u domu za djecu, gdje su četiri i pol godine proživljavali život bez roditelja" (Translated: "due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Ivan and his two brothers ended up in an orphanage, where they lived without parents for four and a half years.")
- ↑ Vukasović Petrinović, Marija (2021-10-21). "Mjesec hrvatske knjige u Vukovaru - predstavljen Ivan Baran". Croatian radio television - Radio Osijek.
a 2005. godine vratili smo se u Vukovar živjeti sa ocem. (Translated: "and in 2005 we returned to Vukovar to live with father.")
- ↑ Kruneš, Dajana (2014-09-22). "'Enzolart': Nova knjiga 16-godišnjaka na hrvatskim policama". Dnevnik Nove TV. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
"Ivan Baran, počeo je pisati kada mu je bilo 12 godina" (translated: "Ivan Baran has started writing when he was 12 years old.")
CS1 maint: Unfit url (link) - ↑ Rendulić, Magdalena (2021-02-24). "Mladi pisac epske fantastike i filozofskih romana Ivan Baran: "Meni je gorivo kad mi netko kaže da nešto ne mogu"". Dnevnik Nove TV.
Ivan Baran (24) počeo je pisati s 12 godina. (translated: Ivan Baran (24) has started writing as a 12-year-old)
- ↑ Haidar Diab, Hassan (2014-06-30). "'Digao sam kredit da tiskam prvi roman kojeg sam napisao s 12 godina, a imam i tri nove knjige'". Večernji list.
Ivan Baran koji je nedavno objavio svoju prvu knjigu Enzolart (Krvava zemlja) koju je napisao sa 12 godina. (Translated: "Ivan Baran who recently has published his first book Enzolart (Bloody land) which he wrote when he was 12")
- ↑ Haidar Diab, Hassan (2014-06-30). "Digao sam kredit da tiskam prvi roman kojeg sam napisao s 12 godina, a imam i tri nove knjige". Večernji list.
"Posljednja izmjena Enzolart" pisana je tokom čitave 2011-te godine, da bi tokom 2012-te godine, kada mi je otac u proljeće mlad umro od nepoznatog uzroka, bila uređivana i lektorirana. Uređivao sam knjigu gotovo čitavu 2012-tu godinu... (translated: "Last revision of Enzolart" was written in whole 2011, and in 2012, when my father died in spring from unknown cause, it was edited and proofread. I edited it thru almost whole 2012...")
- ↑ "Katalog".
- ↑ Kukec, Tomislav (2020-12-17). "Majka me ostavila, otac umro, a ja sam umjesto kao narkoman završio kao pisac rekorder". Jutarnji list.
""Mord Dur'agemski", koji je kao e-knjiga objavljen još 2015., a treći dio, "Mord Dur'agemski, dio drugi", kao e-knjiga se pojavio 2016." (Translated: Mord Dur'agemski, who as an e-book was published in 2015., and book three, Mord Dur'agemski, part two, as an e-book was published in 2016.")
- ↑ Capan, Klara (2018-12-12). "Ivan Baran – Gledajte šutjeti što više možete. Neka vam riječi da nikada nećete uspjeti budu samo gorivo". Časopis Kvaka.
te ušao u polufinale VBZ-ova natječaja za najbolji neobjavljeni roman 2017. godine. (translated: and he entered a semi-finals of VBZ competition for the best unpublished novel for the year 2017.)
- ↑ "Katalog".
- ↑ Matić, Ivan (2019-09-24). "INTERVJU S IVANOM BARANOM: Vukovarski književnik o kojem će se tek čuti". Press 032.
Posljednja knjiga koju sam uredio je Druga derivacija. (Translated: "The last book I edited was Second derivation.")
- ↑ "Katalog".
- ↑ "Katalog Gradske knjižnice Vukovar -".
- ↑ Andreić, Dominik (2021-09-08). "Baran: Pokušavam stvoriti seriju knjiga koju će otvoriti ljubitelj fantastike, a zatvoriti osoba kojoj taj žanr više nije dostatan, već mora prijeći na klasičnu književnost". Otvoreno.
Ove godine, Baran je izdao i šestu za redom knjigu Gospodin August (translated: "This year, Baran has published his sixth book in a rod, Master August")
- ↑ "Dobri duhovi Vukovara". Croatian radio television. 2021-11-05.
- ↑ "Katalog Gradske knjižnice Vukovar -".
- ↑ Senjak, Josip (2021-11-28). "Mladi književnik Ivan Baran: 'Veličina ideje uvijek je proporcionalna duljini koju provedemo u samoći'". Direktno.
Na sve to Ivan je odgovorio da je fantastiku prestao čitati onda kada ju je počeo pisati. (Translated: "To which Ivan replied that he stopped reading fantasy genre when he started to write it.W)
- ↑ Vučković, Snježana (2025-03-06). "Ivan Baran: 'Možda će se pomoću umjetne inteligencije otkrivati masovne grobnice'". Dnevno.hr.
"Mislim da je to zbog psihološke karakterizacije likova, na koju su velikim dijelom utjecali upravo veterani i logoraši koje sam poznavao kad sam bio dijete." (translated: "I think it's because of the psychological characterization of the characters, which was largely influenced by the veterans and former prisoners of war I knew when I was a child.")
- ↑ Opačak, Marijan (2018-12-09). "Prvu knjigu počeo sam pisati s 12 godina, pisanje jedino poznajem i ono mi omogućava funkcionirati". Direktno.
Ali ako govorimo o književnicima koji su mi uzor, tada govorimo o Dostojevskom, Tolstoju, Krleži, Proustu... (Translated: "But if we speak about writers to whom I've looked up to, then we speak about Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Krleža, Proust...")
- ↑ "Autor". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
"Filozofi uz koje sam proveo najviše vremena su (uz navedenog Voltairea) Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau i Rene Descartes." (Translated: "Philosophers with whom I've spent the most time are (alongside mentioned Voltaire) Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Rene Descartes.")
- ↑ "Autor". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
Čovjek koji je imao najveći utjecaj na moj pogled na svijet jest industrijski dizajner i osnivač Venus projekta, Jacque Fresco. (Translated: "A man who had the greatest influence on me and my worldview is industrial designer and founder of The Venus Project, Jacque Fresco.")
- ↑ Maričković, Luka (2018-11-15). "Ivan Baran iz Vukovara najmlađi je autor filozofskog romana na svijetu". Radio Banovina.
"Pišem svaki dan već 9 godina. 6 sati dnevno." (Translated: "I write every day for 9 years already. 6 hours a day.")
- ↑ Capan, Klara (2018-12-12). "Ivan Baran – Gledajte šutjeti što više možete. Neka vam riječi da nikada nećete uspjeti budu samo gorivo". Časopis Kvaka.
Bez kave ne pišem. Pijem trenutno oko četiri šalice dnevno. Alkohol i cigarete u životu nisam probao, kao ni drogu. (translated: "Without coffee I don't write. I drink about four cups per day. Alcohol and cigarettes I've never tries in my life, nor drugs.")
- ↑ Capan, Klara (2018-12-12). "Ivan Baran – Gledajte šutjeti što više možete. Neka vam riječi da nikada nećete uspjeti budu samo gorivo". Časopis Kvaka.
Kao dijete najviše sam volio teologiju. Čitao sam tada knjige poput Biblije, Kur'ana, Hadisa, Mormonove knjige, Pali kanona... (Translated: As a child i loved theology the most. I read books like the Bible, Quran, Hadiths, Book of Mormon, Pali canon...")
- ↑ Opačak, Marijan (2019-10-08). "Vukovarski Tolkien objavio novu knjigu: Biti neuk danas je stvar izbora". Direktno.
U više navrata ste napomenuli da ste samouki. (...) (Translated: "In quite a few cases you've stated that you're an autodidact."), - "Težnja za autodidaktizmom, sada u retrospekciji mi izgleda, u meni se probudila onda kad sam naučio čitati." ("A need for autodidactism, now in retrospection it seems to me, awakened in me when I learned to read."), "Autodidaktizam je veoma dosadan i dug proces, ali danas je biti neuk stvar izbora." (Translated: "Autodidactism is very boring and long process, but today, to be unlearned is a matter of choice.")
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