Unique event to launch Ivana Sajko's HKW Internationaler Literaturpreis-winning novel, Love Novel. Ivana will be in conversation with her translator Mima Simić to mark the book's English-language publication from V&Q Books, bringing the best in new German writing.
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The Croatian Literary Translators’ Association launches its first residency located in Zagreb, Croatia, welcoming writers, and literary translators – a project funded by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media.
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The acclaimed Croatian author, journalist, literary critic, and essayist, Igor Mandić passed away on March 13th, 2022, in Zagreb at the age of 83.
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Jurica Pavičić has just been awarded a fourth French literary prize for the French translation of his novel "Red Water" (L’Eau rouge) – Prix Mystère de la critique for the best translated crime novel in 2022!
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“We Trade Our Night for Someone Else’s Day” by Ivana Bodrožić has been chosen among The Best International Crime Novels of 2021 by CrimeReads, an American culture website dedicated to the best writing from the worlds of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
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The Croatian writer Slavenka Drakulić and the Swedish author Richard Swartz were awarded the City of Chemnitz’s International Stefan Heym Prize, endowed with 20,000 euros!
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The 9th edition of the Lit Link Festival, organized by the Croatian Writers' Society, will be held 6th – 9th October 2021. This year’s edition presents guests from German-speaking territories – authors, editors, and publishers – and Croatian authors at events in Zagreb, Labin, and Rijeka.
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Nikola Đuretić haiku has been included in the anthology 'The Awakened One', published in the USA by Poetry Chaikhana. Đuretić was also included in two other anthologies in the past six months: 'The Signature Haiku Anthology' and 'Gratitude – The Haiku Hecameron'. Just recently his haiku received The International Sakura Award.
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The French translation of the novel 'Red Water' (L’Eau rouge) by Jurica Pavičić has just been awarded with a third French literary prize - Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for best translated crime novel in 2021! Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière is among the most renowned literary recognitions in France.
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Minister Obuljen Koržinek emphasized Croatian-literature.hr as a key platform for encouraging the translation of works by Croatian authors as well as their publication and promotion, especially when taking into consideration a reduced scope of what is seen as cultural diplomacy.
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