Irena Vrkljan
Irena Vrkljan (21 August 1930[1] – 23 March 2021)[2] was a Croatian writer and translator.[3]
She was born in Belgrade and was educated at Zagreb University and the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. She lived in both Zagreb and Berlin, writing in both Croatian and German. Vrkljan wrote scripts for film and radio. She also translated works by Croatian authors into German.[3]
In 2006, she was awarded the Vladimir Nazor Award.[4]
Selected works[3][]
- Paralele (Parallels), poetry (1957)
- Doba prijateljstva (Time of friendship), novel (1963)
- Soba, taj strašni vrt (The room, this frightful garden), poetry (1966)
- U koži moje sestre (In my sister's skin), poetry (1982)
- Svila, škare, autobiography (1984), translated as The silk, the shears, and Marina, or, About biography, received the Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Prize
- Marina ili o biografiji, autobiography (1985), translated as Marina or On Memory
- Dora, ove jeseni (Dora), novel (1991)
- Pred crvenim zidom: 1991-1993 (Before the red wall: 1991-1993), novel 1994
- Posljednje putovanje u Beč (The last trip to Geneva), mystery novel (2000)
References[]
- ^ Handley-Taylor, Geoffrey (1974). International Who's who in Poetry. ISBN 9780900332296.
- ^ "Slobodna Dalmacija - Preminula književnica Irena Vrkljan". 23 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Segel, Harold B (2002). The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945. pp. 601–02. ISBN 0231114044.
- ^ Swartz, Richard (2013). The Stranger Next Door: An Anthology from the Other Europe. p. 264. ISBN 978-0810126305.
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