Ermis Lafazanovski
Ermis Lafazanovski (1961) is a contemporary Macedonian short story writer, novelist, historian and literary theorist, folklorist and translator.
He has published several works in the field of folklore, literature and cultural anthropology. He has also made a significant contribution to contemporary Macedonian prose. Due to his innovative approach to storytelling, he has received several literary awards, such as: the "Stale Popov" award of the Macedonian Writers' Association and the "Prose Masters" award, awarded by the "Macedonia Present" foundation. His literary opus consists of several novels, collections of short stories and scientific studies. He is also actively involved in the translation of contemporary Romanian prose into Macedonian. So far, he has translated about twenty novels by famous Romanian authors. He is a member of the Macedonian Writers' Association and the Macedonian PEN Center.
Hrapeško NEW
"Antolog", Skopje, 2025
In a remote place by the Vardar River lives Hrapeško – a gardener and winegrower with a legendary skill: with one movement of his scissors he can trim your beard without you feeling anything.
A ray of light in the church will open the door for him to the world of colors, glass
and art – a world he has never felt before. His fascination will lead him to the secret
workshop of the master glazier, where fire and human hands create miracles. But
while he discovers new beauties, the people around him look at him with distrust and
condemnation.
The novel “Hrapeško” is the most translated novel by Ermis Lafazanovski, so far
present in Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Polish, Russian and
Arabic!
Descriptor NEW
"Antolog", Skopje, 2025
“STALE POPOV” Award, 2001
A man who calls himself “The Descriptor” lives modestly and without ambition – but with a passion for describing everything: from natural landscapes and wall graffiti, to moments of love and the fates of others.
His mission is to record the world as he sees it, to seize the moment before it disappears, to translate into words what images cannot say. With irony and subtle melancholy, the story leads us through the confession of a character who seeks the truth – and it, like light in water, constantly eludes him.
“Descriptor” is the winner of the "Stale Popov" award of the Writers' Association of Macedonia for the best prose book in 2001.