Olja Savičević Ivančević (born 1974 in

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) is a Croatian

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and

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. She is a winner of the Grand Prize of the Druga prikazna Macedonian Literary Festival (2018), the T-Portal Award for Best Novel (2011), and the Mali Marulić prize for theatre (2013, 2014).

Life and career

Olja Savičević was born on 16 September 1974 in

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. She obtained a bachelor's degree in linguistics and literary criticism from the

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. She then worked as a freelance writer for online publications, and as a teacher. Savičević began her literary career with poetry, publishing a collection ''Biti će strašno kada ja porastem'' in 1988. This was followed by ''Vječna djeca'' (1993) and ''Žensko pismo'' (1999). A short story collection, ''Nasmijati psa'', came out in 2006. Her first novel, ''Adio kauboju'' was published in 2010. Its translation into several languages was received with acclaim. Another novel, ''Pjevač u noći'', came out in 2016. Savičević received the Ranko Marinkovic award for the best short story in 2007. ''Adio kauboju'' won the T-Portal award for Croatian novel of the year 2011. Savičević has also written and adapted dramas for children. Her dramatisation of ''Čudnovate zgode Šegrta Hlapića'' won the Mali Marulić award in 2013. In 2017, Savičević has signed the

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of the

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and

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Selected works

Novels

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Poetry

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Short stories

References

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