Golob was born in Maribor in 1967 and grew up in the small town of Lenart v Slovenskih goricah in northeastern Slovenia.

He worked as a contributor to various magazines, but is known in Slovenia chiefly as an alpine climber.

[1] In 2010 Golob won the Kresnik Award for best novel with his debut novel Svinjske nogice (Pigs' Legs).

[2] It is a witty story of an aspiring comics artist looking for inspiration, trying to make ends meet and coping on the margin with a non-existent career, his family and society.

The title refers to the lead character's attempt to master the art of tattooing by practicing on pigs' legs.