Lana Bastašić is a Yugoslav-born writer.
Lana Bastašić | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1986 Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Novelist, translator |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Alma mater | University of Banja Luka University of Belgrade |
| Notable awards | 2020 European Union Prize for Literature |
Biography
She was born in Zagreb to a Serbian family in 1986 and immigrated to Slovenia, then Bosnia-Herzegovina as a young child.[1][2] She studied English at the University of Banja Luka and received an MA in Cultural Studies from the University of Belgrade.[3] In addition to novels, Bastašić has written in many different genres: short stories, children’s stories, poetry, and stage plays. Her debut novel Catch the Rabbit (Template:Lang-sr) was published in Belgrade in 2018, and then reprinted in Sarajevo.[4] The structure of the book draws inspiration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with themes of exile, identity, and is divided into twelve chapters, as is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It won the 2020 EU Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the NIN Award.[5] It was translated into English by Bastašić herself and published by Picador in the UK and Restless Books in the US.[6]
Bibliography
Short story collections
- Permanent Pigments (Trajni pigmenti), 2010. ISBN 9788673980522
- Fireworks (Vatrometi), 2013[ISBN missing]
- Milk Teeth (Mliječni zubi), 2020. ISBN 9789533582986
Novels
- Catch the Rabbit (Uhvati zeca), 2021. ISBN 9781529039610
References
- ^ "Lana Bastašić | Participants". Kosmopolis. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "An Indies Introduce Q&A With Lana Bastašić". the American Booksellers Association. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Lana Bastašić". Santa Maddalena Foundation. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Bastašić, Lana (2021-05-27). Catch the Rabbit. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-5290-3960-3.
- ^ "Lana Bastašić | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Lana Bastašić Still Believes in Beauty - Asymptote Blog". Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Petrick, Daniel. "In her novel Catch the Rabbit, Lana Bastašić explores who tells the story of Yugoslavia's ethnic conflict". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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