Ivan Tocko (1914-1973) was a storyteller, newspaper reporter and playwright. Born in Ohrid he was educated in Ohrid and Bitola, completed the Faculty of Law in Belgrade and the Academy of Performing Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
He participated in the National Liberation War in Macedonia, worked as a newspaper reporter in "New Macedonia", in Radio Skopje, he was also the Editor of the Macedonian Emigrants Association's magazine "Macedonia". In 1947 one of the 7 foundation members of the Macedonian Writers Association.
14 separate books were published of his short stories, miniatures and brief short stories, some in few editions, 2 books of plays and a Tourist Guide - MAKEDONIJA with co-author Aleksandar Mincev, published in 1956 in Croatian, in 1961 in English, and entitled MAKEDONIJA-JUGOSLAVIJA in 1956 in Serbo-Croatian. He wrote in Macedonian but his stories were translated into other languages and the languages of the peoples of Yugoslavia.
Apart from his books his short stories were published in many anthologies and joint collections with other writers. As a pre and post-Second World War writer, Ivan Tocko wrote in a language that formed the basis of the present contemporary standardised Macedonian.
Thus his writing is part of Macedonian literary history.
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2 historical dramas and a psychological drama, Contemporary psychological miniatures of people in Macedonia, They are both modern stories and legends from Macedonia's history, but universal in appeal., contemporary life, dreams, love, psychology, unfulfilled wishesPeople
Captain Kuzman, Emperor Samuilo (10th cent.) Krushevo Republic (1903), Grigor Prlicev, Macedonian contemporary images, brothers Miladinovi, but universal, but universal in feelings and values, stories of Macedonian contemporary life and it's peopleTime
1970-ies., Contemporary - 1960-ies, Contemporary Macedonia - 1960-ies, First half of 19th century, between 1939 and 1946., from 1904 to modern times, post World War II, second half of 19th centuryID Numbers
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August 19, 2014 | Edited by melanie.petranovic | Added a sentence about being the foundation member of the Macedonian Writers Association |
April 25, 2014 | Edited by melanie.petranovic | Edited without comment. |
December 15, 2013 | Edited by melanie.petranovic | Added information. Source: Dr. Cane Zdravkovski: IVAN TOCKO |
June 2, 2011 | Edited by 124.171.49.11 | instead of 'is a storyteller' 'was a storyteller' - he died in 1973. |
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