Ivan Kušan
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Ivan Kušan (30 August 1933 – 20 November 2012) was a
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n writer. Kušan was born in
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to the family of Jakša Kušan, a bookstore owner. The family moved to
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in 1939. At the age of ten Ivan discovered his writing talent and wrote his first novel. Later, Kušan discovered a taste for world travel and visual arts. In the 1950s he worked on
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. From 1980 to 1994 he taught at the Drama Arts Academy of
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. He published his first book in 1956. His specialty became children's novels, and some of them, like ''Lažeš, Melita'' and ''Koko u Parizu'', became very popular. In the later stages of his writing career, Kušan found a taste for erotic fiction. He also wrote a novel about famous outlaw Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga, later adapted into 1991 motion picture.


Personal life

Kušan was married twice and had one son from his first marriage. He had several strokes from which he never recovered, which ultimately led to his death in Zagreb,
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on 20 November 2012.


Books by Ivan Kušan

Kušan published four
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collections and fifteen novels, but he is best known for his children books. He wrote one short story collection, ''Strašni kauboj'' consisting of 30 stories usually 5-10 pages long. Other children books are eight novels. These are in
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: ''Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu'', ''Koko i duhovi'', ''Domaća zadaća'', ''Zagonetni dječak'', ''Lažeš, Melita'', ''Koko u Parizu'', ''Ljubav ili smrt'' and ''Koko u Kninu''. His most famous book is ''Koko u Parizu''. It has been adapted for a
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and a
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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusan, Ivan 1933 births 2012 deaths Writers from Sarajevo Croat writers from Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian children's writers Vladimir Nazor Award winners Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery