Vlado Maleski

Vlado Maleski
Born(1919-09-05)5 September 1919
Struga, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died(1984-09-23)23 September 1984
Struga, Yugoslavia
OccupationAuthor

Vlado Maleski (Macedonian: Владо Малески; 5 September 1919 – 23 September 1984) was a Macedonian writer, publisher and partisan. He published several novels and short stories, was the author of the Macedonian national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija" (English: "Today over Macedonia"), and the script for the first Macedonian-language movie, Frosina. For his extensive contributions to the country's literature, Maleski is regarded as part of "the first generation of Macedonian prose writers". He was also a Yugoslav diplomat.