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Edition 20 (2010) award
Dubravka Ugrešić
ドゥブラヴカ・ウグレシィチ
Dubravka Ugresic
Pen Names:
Dubravka Ugresic（Alternate romanization / variant spelling）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-03-27 （Kutina, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia）
- Died
- 2023-03-17 （Amsterdam, Netherlands） age 73
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Languages
- Croatian, English
- Residence History
- Zagreb, Croatia → Amsterdam, Netherlands
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1970-2023
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Zagreb | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Comparative Literature | — | — | Croatia |
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Comparative Literature
Country:
Croatia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Austrian State Prize (European Literature) | — | — | Austrian government / cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Hamburg cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 2010 | James Tiptree Jr. Award | Baba Yaga Laid an Egg | — | James Tiptree Jr. Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Neustadt International Prize for Literature | — | — | Neustadt Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Vilenica International Literary Prize | — | — | Vilenica Festival organizers | 受賞 |
Austrian State Prize (European Literature)
1999
Organization:
Austrian government / cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
Heinrich Mann Prize
2000
Organization:
Hamburg cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
James Tiptree Jr. Award
2010
Work:
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
Organization:
James Tiptree Jr. Award committee
Result:
受賞
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
2016
Organization:
Neustadt Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Vilenica International Literary Prize
2016
Organization:
Vilenica Festival organizers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Culture of Lies
1996 Essay / Non-fictionAn essay collection criticizing media manipulation and nationalist propaganda during the Yugoslav conflicts.
nationalismmedia critiquememory
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
1998 NovelA novel exploring memory and identity of intellectuals in postwar Eastern Europe and in exile.
exilememoryidentity
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
2009 Short stories / EssaysA collection of pieces blending feminist perspectives and folkloric motifs to provoke cultural reflection.
genderfolklorecultural critique
Fox
2017 NovelA narrative dealing with roots, identity and movement.
migrationidentitymemory
Karaoke Culture
2011 EssayAn essay collection on globalization and cultural consumption.
globalizationconsumer culture
Bibliography
- Fording the Stream of Consciousness
- In the Jaws of Life
- Have A Nice Day: From the Balkan War to the American Dream
- The Culture of Lies
- The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
- Thank You For Not Reading
- Lend Me Your Character
- The Ministry of Pain
- Nobody’s Home
- Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
- Karaoke Culture
- Europe in Sepia
- Fox
- The Age of Skin
Translations of Works
- Balkan Blues (Japanese translation by Minoru Iwasaki, Mirai-sha, 1997)
- Fox (Japanese translation by Ayako Oku, Hakusuisha, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical, essayistic proseobservational voice with irony and humor
- Recurring Motifs
- exile and migrationmemory and forgettingnationalism and the media
Legacy
An influential intellectual voice from the Balkans who brought critical perspectives on nationalism, migration and memory to a global readership. Recipient of multiple international literary prizes and widely translated.
Trivia
- Her mother was born in Burgas, Bulgaria, and later moved to Yugoslavia.
- Japanese translations include Balkan Blues (1997) and Fox (2023).