Anja Mugerli (born 1984) is a

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writer. She studied at the

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and the

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. She has published several books. She is also an award-winning playwright. Besides Slovene, Mugerli is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian. She lives in Nova Gorica.

Selected works

* ''Zeleni fotelj'' (''Green Armchair''), 2015 * ''Spovin'', 2017, novel - nominated for the Slovenian Novel of the Year Award * ''ČEBELJA DRUŽINA'' (''Bee Family), short stories

Awards

She won the

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for ''Cebelja Druzina''.

References

1984 births Living people University of Nova Gorica University of Primorska alumni category:Slovenian writers category:Slovenian women writers {{slovenia-writer-stub