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Bronja Žakelj

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Bronja Zakelj

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1969
Nationality
Slovenia
Languages
Slovenian
Residence History
Slovenia

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Finance professional, Writer
Active Years
2018-

Awards

Kresnik Award
2019
Work: Belo se pere na devetdeset
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Belo se pere na devetdeset

2018 Novel

Autobiographical novel dealing with growing up in Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s.

YugoslaviaComing of ageAutobiography

Legacy

Her debut novel received critical and popular acclaim, winning the 2019 Kresnik Award, only the third time a female author has won this prize.

Trivia

  • Only the third female winner of the Kresnik Award.