Jelena Lengold (born 1959 in
Kruševac
Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, t ...
) is a
Serbia
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n poet, novelist and journalist. A longtime cultural reporter for
Radio Belgrade, Lengold has published a number of books, including poetry, novels, and short stories. Her short story collection ''Vašarski Mađioničar'' or "Fairground Magician" as it translates in English, was published by
Istros Books
Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis.
Publications
Notable publications include:
*''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...
in 2013. "Fairground Magician" won the
EU Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...
.
Works
Poetry collections
* ''Raspad botanike'' (1982)
* ''Vreteno'' (1984)
* ''Podneblje maka'' (1986)
* ''Prolazak anđela'' (1989)
* ''Sličice iz života kapelmajstora'' (1991)
* ''Bunar teških reči'' (2011)
* ''Izaberi jedno mesto'' (2016)
Short story collections
* ''Pokisli lavovi'' (1994)
* ''Lift'' (1999)
* ''Vašarski mađioničar'' (2008, 2009, 2012)
* ''Prestraši me'' (2009)
* ''U tri kod Kandinskog'' (2013)
* ''Raščarani svet'' (2016)
Novels
* ''Baltimor'' (2003, 2011)
* ''Odustajanje'' (2018)
References
1959 births
Serbian novelists
Serbian women poets
Living people
Serbian women journalists
Serbian women novelists
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