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Ivana Šojat

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Ivana Šojat

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-02-26 (Osijek)
Nationality
Croatian
Languages
Croatian, French, English
Residence History
Osijek, Croatia → Belgium → Osijek, Croatia

Career

Occupations
writer, translator, editor
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
Hrvatsko društvo književnika (DHK), Hrvatsko narodno kazalište Osijek (HNK Osijek)
Memberships
Hrvatsko društvo književnika (DHK)

Education

Pedagoški fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku
Mathematics and Physics
Period: 2年間
Country: Croatia
Two years of study

Awards

Nagrada Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
2010
Work: Unterstadt
Result: 受賞
Fran Galović
2010
Work: Unterstadt
Result: 受賞
Josip i Ivan Kozarac
2010
Work: Unterstadt
Organization: Dani Josipa i Ivana Kozarca
Result: 受賞
Nagrada Vladimir Nazor
2009
Work: Unterstadt
Result: 受賞
Blaženi Ivan Merz
2005
Work: Utvare
Result: 受賞
Red Danice hrvatske
2016
Work: Promotion of Croatian culture
Result: 受賞
Pečat Grada Osijeka
2011
Work: Contribution to literature
Organization: City of Osijek
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Unterstadt

2009 novel

A novel set in Osijek under Nazi occupation. Adapted into theater.

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Adaptations
  • [theater] Unterstadt (2012)
  • [theater] Elza hoda kroz zidove (2015)

Bibliography

  • Ezan
  • Ljudi ne znaju šutjeti
  • Emet i druge priče
  • Jom Kipur
  • Ničiji sinovi
  • Ruke Azazelove
  • Unterstadt
  • Mjesečari
  • Sofija plaštevima mete samoću
  • I past će sve maske
  • Kao pas
  • Utvare
  • Uznesenja
  • Šamšiel
  • Hiperbole
  • Štajga ili put u maglu
  • Zmajevi koji ne lete
  • Oblak čvoraka

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Amélie Nothomb, Roland Barthes, etc.

Legacy

Prominent Croatian writer awarded multiple literary prizes for promoting Croatian culture at home and abroad.

Trivia

  • Volunteered in the Homeland War in 1991.
  • HDZ candidate for mayor of Osijek in 2017 local elections.
  • Wrote poetry collection 'Saint Espoir' in French.