Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2018) Winner
Daša Drndić
ダシャ・ドルンディッチ
Dasa Drndic
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-08-10 （Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia）
- Died
- 2018-06-05 （Rijeka, Croatia） age 71
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Languages
- Croatian, Serbo-Croatian, English
- Residence History
- Zagreb (born) → Belgrade (grew up / lived) → Rijeka (later residence / work) → United States (study) → Egypt / Sudan / Sweden (family postings)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, radio dramatist, university lecturer, editor
- Active Years
- 1982-2018
- Affiliations
- Radio Belgrade (drama department), University of Rijeka (lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Belgrade | Faculty of Philology | English Language and Literature | 学士 | — | Yugoslavia |
| Southern Illinois University | Theatre and Communications | — | 修士 | — | United States |
| Case Western Reserve University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Rijeka | — | — | 博士 | — | Croatia |
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
/ English Language and Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Yugoslavia
Studied English language and literature
Southern Illinois University
Theatre and Communications
Degree:
修士
Country:
United States
Attended on a Fulbright scholarship; obtained a master's degree
Case Western Reserve University
Country:
United States
Studied/attended courses
University of Rijeka
Degree:
博士
Country:
Croatia
Obtained a doctorate and later taught at the university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Translated Book Award | EEG | — | Best Translated Book Award (organizers) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (nomination) | Sonnenschein (Trieste) | — | Independent (UK) | ノミネート |
Best Translated Book Award
2020
Work:
EEG
Organization:
Best Translated Book Award (organizers)
Result:
受賞
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (nomination)
2012
Work:
Sonnenschein (Trieste)
Organization:
Independent (UK)
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Best Translated Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Way to Saturday
1982 NovelAn early collection/novel marking the beginning of her literary career.
human relationshipseveryday life
Stone from Heaven
1984 NovelAn early novel; detailed synopsis not available.
memoryhistory
Doppelgänger
2002 NovelA novel dealing with identity, memory and the shadows of the past. English translation published in 2019.
identitymemoryhistory
Translations
- English translation (2019)
Leica format
2003 NovelA novel with an experimental narrative tied to photography and records. English translation published in 2015.
recordsmediamemory
Translations
- English translation (2015)
Sonnenschein (Trieste)
2007 Historical fiction / experimental novelA layered narrative around the Holocaust and personal memory. Translated into English as 'Trieste' in 2012 and received international attention.
Holocaustmemoryresponsibility of history
Translations
- English translation 'Trieste' (2012)
Belladonna
2012 NovelA long novel combining history, memory and fragments of testimony. English translation published in 2017.
testimonyhistoryhuman memory
Translations
- English translation (2017)
EEG
2016 Novel / experimental textA late experimental work. English translation published in 2019 and won a translation prize in 2020.
memorydeathfragmentation of history
Translations
- English translation (2019)
Bibliography
- Put do subote (1982)
- Kamen s neba (1984)
- Marija Częstohowska Still Shedding Tears or Dying in Toronto (1997)
- Canzone di guerra (1998)
- Totenwande (2000)
- Doppelgänger (2002)
- Leica format (2003)
- Sonnenschein (2007) / Trieste (English translation 2012)
- April in Berlin (2009)
- Belladonna (2012)
- EEG (2016)
Translations of Works
- Trieste (English translation of Sonnenschein)
- Leica format (English translation)
- Belladonna (English translation)
- Doppelgänger (English translation)
- EEG (English translation)
- Canzone di guerra (translated into English and other languages)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary elements combined with experimental stylefragmentary, mosaic narration
- Recurring Motifs
- the Holocaust and memoryintersection of personal lives and historytestimony and loss
Health
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cancer2016-2018Battled cancer for approximately two years before death while continuing to write
Legacy
One of Croatia's internationally recognized writers. Her profound works on the Holocaust and memory, together with multiple English translations, brought her international acclaim. Translations and scholarship on her work continue after her death.
Trivia
- Signed the 2017 Declaration on the Common Language.
- Her late work 'EEG' was translated into English in 2019 and won a translation award in 2020 (posthumous recognition).
- Worked for many years in the drama department of Radio Belgrade, writing and producing radio plays.