Lada Žigo (born 1970) is a

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n writer. She was born in

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, lived in Split and studied comparative literature and

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at the University of Zagreb. Her first book ''People and News People'' (''Ljudi i novinari'') was published in 2007 and was shortlisted for two major literary prizes –

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and Kiklop. Her second novel ''Bitches'' (''Babetine'') appeared in 2009, followed by ''Roulette'' (''Rulet'') in 2010. ''Roulette'' won the

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and it was translated into Italian for Mimesis edizioni. Žigo's latest book is ''Full Steam Ahead Into the European Union'' (''Punom parom u Europsku uniju'', 2020). A member of the

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, Žigo lives and works in

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