As in the past years, Croatian literature will once again be presented at the Leipzig Book Fair, held from March 21 to 24 in parallel with Manga-Comic-Con and the Leipzig Liest Reading Festival, which includes literary programs and citywide reading incentive programs.
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The US edition of AntonTon, the iconic Croatian poem by Grigor Vitez has received two Independent Press Awards 2024 – for best Picture Books-All Ages and best Book Cover Design-Childrens!
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Sandorf and Mljet National Park will have a joint appearance at the two largest European book fairs: London Book Fair and Frankfurt, held in March (London) and October (Frankfurt) each year, which will include the presentation of the project “Odisejevo utočište – Ulysses' Shelter” and presentation of the visitor offer and natural and cultural heritage of the Mljet National Park. The goal is to attract new donors and potential partners for the “Odisejevo utočište – Ulysses' Shelter” project, and at the same time to attract new visitors and potential tourists to Mljet National Park.
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Croatian poetry in French translation and its original language will be presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat.
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All three plays of the acclaimed drama cycle The Glembays – Messrs. Glembay (1928), In Agony (1928/1957), Leda (1932) – by one of the greatest Croatian authors Miroslav Krleža have been published in France by Prozor-éditions as La Trilogie ses Glembay. This marks the very first French translation of the entire cycle, available now to francophone audiences, almost an entire century since it was originally published.
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Croatian literature in Guadalajara is presented by three authors who are inspired by different themes, with which they try to connect Croatian modernity with local traditions and heritage, questioning the relationships and problems that are universal i.e. human. Robert Perišić and Olja Savičević Ivančević are linked to the heritage of the Mediterranean, whilst Kristian Novak is inspired by Međimurje, the continental, river landscape of northwestern Croatia.
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Croatian publishers will once again participate at the world’s largest book fair, Frankfurt Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023), thanks to the organisational efforts by the Croatian association of publishers and booksellers, and the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and Media. At the Croatian national stand in Hall 4 around forty publishers will present their most recent fiction, non-fiction and children’s titles, as well as poetry, graphic novels and works of selected local illustrators.
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'Sons, Daughters', a novel by Croatian author Ivana Bodrožić has been shortlisted for the European edition of the prestigious Premio Rapallo BPER Banca 2023!
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The Ministry of Culture and Media, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Madrid, organized the presentation of Croatian literature within the Europa Pavilion program at the Madrid Book Fair on May 31st, 2023.
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The Croatian author Martina Vidaić has been awarded the overall winner of The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) 2023 for her novel Bedbugs. The novel was published in Croatia in 2021 by Naklada Ljevak.
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