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French edition of Farewell, Cowboy by Olja Savičević Ivančević has been shortlisted for the Premier roman

The French edition of the acclaimed novel was recently published by JC Lattès with a translation grant support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and translated by Chloe Billon.

An outstanding review on Hrvoje Pejaković's poetry at Poezibao by Marc Wetzel

Poezibao, the renowned French website dedicated to poetry, has published a review by Marc Wetzel on Hrvoje Pejaković's poetry and his recently published French translation.

Milena Benini, the acclaimed translator and author, passed away

After a short and serious illness, Milena Benini, the acclaimed Croatian author and translator, passed away at the age of 54.

EEG by Daša Drndić wins the Best Translated Book Award

The 2020 edition of Best Translated Book Award went to the novel EEG written by Daša Drndić, translated by Celia Hawkesworth and published by New Directions.

Bekim Sejranović has left us too early

After a short and serious illness, the acclaimed writer, translator, musician, eternal nomad, and punker Bekim Sejranović has suddenly passed away in Banja Luka at the age of 48.

European Prize for Literature - Maša Kolanović among laureates

This year’s laureates of the European Prize for Literature have been announced, and among them is the Croatian author Maša Kolanović with her short story collection “Dear Insects and Other Scary Stories”.

American critics praise Robert Perišić’ No-Signal Area

After the international success of Our Man In Iraq by Robert Perišić, translated into a dozen languages across the globe, his novel No-Signal Area continues to spark interest of international publishers.

International Stefan Heym Prize goes to Slavenka Drakulić and Richard Swartz

The 2020 International Stefan Heym Prize winners are the Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulić and the Swedish author and journalist Richard Swartz.