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Bosnia And Herzegovina Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Bisera Alikadić (born 1939), poet, novelist, children's writer B * Nura Bazdulj-Hubijar (born 1951), novelist, poet, playwright, young adults writer C *Umihana Čuvidina (c.1794–c.1870), early poet, songwriter F *Zlata Filipović (born 1980), diarist, non-fiction writer, author of '' Zlata's Diary'' K * Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić (1932–1995), children's writer, poet, textbook writer M * Senka Marić (born 1972), poet and novelist * Ognjenka Milićević (1927–2008), biographer, essayist, translator O * Ljubica Ostojić (1945–2021), poet, playwright, short story writer, critic, educator *Téa Obreht (born 1985), American-Bosniak novelist, author of ''The Tiger's Wife'' S * Staka Skenderova (c.1830–1891), first woman author published in Bosnia * Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (born 1977), poet and novelist, winner of 2017 European Union P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and Herzegovina borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest. In the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea within the Mediterranean, which is about long and surrounds the town of Neum. Bosnia, which is the inland region of the country, has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In the central and eastern regions of the country, the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and in the northeast it is predominantly flat. Herzegovina, which is the smaller, southern region of the country, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city of the country followed by Banja Luka, Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Téa Obreht
Téa Obreht (born Tea Bajraktarević; 30 September 1985) is a Serbian-American novelist. Her debut novel, ''The Tiger's Wife'',Hamilton, Ted (25 March 2009)"Student Artist Spotlight: Tea Bajraktarevic"(interview). ''Cornell Daily Sun''. Archived 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2014. won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a 2011 National Book Award finalist. Obreht was a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and was named by ''The New Yorker'' as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty. Her second novel, ''Inland'', was released in 2019. Biography Téa Obreht was born Tea Bajraktarević in the autumn of 1985, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, the only child of a single mother, Maja Obreht, while her father, a Bosniak, was "never part of the picture". She was close to her maternal grandparents, especially to her grandfather Štefan Obreht, a Roman Catholic Slovene of German origin, and to her grandmother, Zahida, a Muslim Bosniak. When the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Women Writers By Nationality
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Bosnia And Herzegovina Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Bisera Alikadić (born 1939), poet, novelist, children's writer B * Nura Bazdulj-Hubijar (born 1951), novelist, poet, playwright, young adults writer C *Umihana Čuvidina (c.1794–c.1870), early poet, songwriter F *Zlata Filipović (born 1980), diarist, non-fiction writer, author of '' Zlata's Diary'' K * Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić (1932–1995), children's writer, poet, textbook writer M * Senka Marić (born 1972), poet and novelist * Ognjenka Milićević (1927–2008), biographer, essayist, translator O * Ljubica Ostojić (1945–2021), poet, playwright, short story writer, critic, educator *Téa Obreht (born 1985), American-Bosniak novelist, author of ''The Tiger's Wife'' S * Staka Skenderova (c.1830–1891), first woman author published in Bosnia * Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (born 1977), poet and novelist, winner of 2017 European Union P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Women Writers
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Tanja Stupar-Trifunović
Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (born 1977) is an author from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Background Stupar-Trifunović was born in 1977 in Zadar, Croatia. She left Zadar with her family at the beginning of the Yugoslav wars. She attended Serbian language and literature at the University of Banja Luka and currently lives in Banja Luka. Works Stupar-Trifunović's writing often explores loss and the lives of women, specifically in the context of the Yugoslav wars. Primarily a poet, Stupar-Trifunović has also published a novel, as well as short stories, columns and literary reviews. Her first novel, ''Satovi u majčinoj sobi (Clocks in my mother’s room)'', was published in 2014. Poetry and short story collections published by Stupar-Trifunović include: * ''Kuća od slova'' (1999, Zadužbina, “Petar Kočić” Banja Luka) * ''Uspostavljanje ravnoteže'' (2002, KOV) * ''Adornova svraka'' (2007, Zalihica) * ''O čemu misle varvari dok doručkuju'' (2008, Zoro), poetry, title trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staka Skenderova
Staka Skenderova (1831 – 26 May 1891) was a Bosnian teacher, social worker, writer and folklorist. She is credited with establishing Sarajevo's first school for girls on 19 October 1858. The following year, she became the first published woman author in modern Bosnia. Life Skenderova was born in 1831 in Sarajevo to parents from Prijepolje in Sandzak. Her older brother sewed for the Ottoman Army, and Skenderova learned the Turkish language at a young age and taught herself to write. Skenderova, by permission of the Ottoman authorities, was allowed to open the first school for girls in Sarajevo in 1858. She was also the first woman teacher in Bosnia and Hercegovina. She eventually decided to become a nun. Since Bosnia at the time had no Serbian Orthodox female monastery, she was ordained as an Eastern Orthodox nun in Jerusalem in 1870. Death Skenderova died in May 1891. While she was enjoying some entertainment in Ilidža, a horse-drawn carriage ploughed into the crowd and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Wife
''The Tiger's Wife'' is the debut novel of Serbian-American writer Téa Obreht. It was published in 2011 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, a British imprint of Orion Books, and by Random House in America. Obreht won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction for ''The Tiger's Wife''. Obreht was the youngest winner of the prize to date, winning at age 25. Story ''The Tiger's Wife'' is set in an unnamed Balkan country, spanning the mid 20th-century to the early 21st century. It features a young doctor's relationship with her grandfather and the stories he tells her. Her grandfather retells stories about the 'deathless man' who meets him several times in different places and who doesn't die, regardless of the danger he faces; and a deaf-mute girl from his childhood village who befriends a tiger that has escaped from a nearby zoo. Background The novel was largely written while Obreht was attending Cornell University.Flanagan, Mark"Tea Obreht" ''Contemporary Literature''. About.com. Retrieved 28 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubica Ostojić
Ljubica Ostojić (20 March 1945 – 29 May 2021) was a Bosnian poet, writer and playwright from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She wrote in Croatian and taught dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Early life and education Born in Belgrade, she moved with her parents in the same year to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She obtained an Arts degree with a major in comparative literature and theatrology from the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. Career As a young poet, she was associated with a group of Sarajevan poets known as ''Sudbonosni dječaci'' (the 'Destined boys') developing as literary and intellectual circle around Mak Dizdar and Duško Trifunović, with other distinguished poets of her generation such as: Abdulah Sidran, Stevan Tontić, Rajko Petrov Nogo, Radovan Karadžić, Ivan Kordić, Drago Jovanović, Predrag Finci etc. Ljubica Ostojić worked as a dramaturg at the Youth Theatre in Sarajevo. She was a professional writer, playwright and lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisera Alikadić
Bisera Alikadić (born 8 February 1939) is a contemporary Bosnian poet and author, best known best for her work ''Larva'' and ''Krug''. She mostly writes romance novels as well as children's books. She was one of the first Bosnian women to publish romance novels. Her books ''Grad hrabrost'' (English: ''The City of Courage'') and ''Knjiga vremena'' (English: ''Book of Time'') express the city of Sarajevo's struggle during the Bosnian War of the 1990s. Alikadić was born in the village Podhum near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H .... She is a member of the Writers' Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her books and poems have been translated into English, German, French, Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish and Italian. On 4 December 2014, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognjenka Milićević
Ognjenka Milićević Lukač ( sr-cyr, Огњенка Милићевић; 26 December 1927 – 23 January 2008) was a Bosnian Serb director, acting professor, and theatre expert. She was a daughter of the prominent publicist and professor Nika Milićević (1897–1980). She translated dozens of works from Russian to Serbian language, she is author of the numerous essays, studies, and avocations from the theatrics, acting, and directing. She was the author and the main editor of the monographs of the Ljiljana Krstić and Petar Kralj, regarding Dobričin prsten award laureate. She was member of the managing council of the Atelje 212 Theatre, and later Yugoslav Drama Theatre. Founder and supervisor of the drama studio in the National Theater in Sarajevo, founder of Festival of monodrama and mime in Belgrade, and teacher of the Acting and History of the theater in the Faculty of the Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Career Milićević studied at the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senka Marić
Senka Marić (born 1972) is a Bosnian writer. She is best known for her work as a poet and for her 2018 novel ''Kintsugi Tijela'', which draws from the author's own experiences with breast cancer. Marić is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the literary journal ''Strane''. Biography Senka Marić was born in Mostar, a city in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1972. She began writing poetry when she was eight years old. After finishing secondary school, she studied theater education and comparative literature at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Mostar, and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo. From 1991 to 1997, Marić fled the Bosnian War and lived in the United Kingdom, where she trained as a stylist at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London. After the war, she returned to Mostar, where she now works as a poet, novelist, translator, and journal editor. She runs the online literary journal ''Strane'', which she co-founded in 2014 with Almin Kaplan and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
