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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.

Pictures from Croatian national stand - Frankfurt Book Fair 2019.

On this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, held from 16th to 19th October 2019, the 56 m2 long Croatian national stand is located in the Hall 5.0 (D117).

The existing literary residencies in Croatia

The existing literary residencies in Croatia open to domestic and international writers.

Croatian authors and publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019

On this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, held from 16th to 19th October 2019, the 56 m2 long Croatian national stand will be located in the Hall 5.0 (D117).

Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Narrating the 'Other' in 'Big' and 'Small' Literatures

As will be shown in the conversation with Croatian authors Slobodan Šnajder and Kristian Novak and Austrian author Norbert Gstrein, the increasing interest for the perception of the self and "Other" is a shared feature of both Croatian as well as German literature.