Gordana Kuić
Gordana Kuić (Serbian Cyrillic: Гордана Куић, pronounced [ɡǒrdana kǔːit͜ɕ]; 29 August 1942 – 13 January 2023) was a Serbian novelist.
Gordana Kuić | |
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 Kuić in 2015 | |
| Native name | Гордана Куић |
| Born | 29 August 1942 Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia |
| Died | 13 January 2023 (aged 80) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Contemporary |
| Notable works | The Scent of Rain in the Balkans |
| Relatives | Laura Papo Bohoreta (aunt) |
Biography
Kuić was born on 29 August 1942.[1] She was the winner of numerous literature awards in the countries that made up former Yugoslavia.[2] Her work has been mainly inspired by her mother Blanka Levi and her aunts, such as Laura Papo Bohoreta, to whom she dedicated two novels, who were Sephardi Jews.[3] Kuić is probably best known for her first novel The Scent of Rain in the Balkans, an unexpected hit initially published by the Jewish community imprint in Belgrade in 1986. The book was subsequently made into a ballet, a theatre play and television series.
Kuić died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 80 in Belgrade.[4]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Scent of Rain in the Balkans (Miris kiše na Balkanu)
- The Blossom of Linden in the Balkans (Cvat lipe na Balkanu)
- Twilight in the Balkans (Smiraj dana na Balkanu)
- Ghosts over the Balkans (Duhovi nad Balkanom)
- The Legend of Luna Levi (Legenda o Luni Levi)
- The Fairytale of Benjamin Baruh (Bajka o Benjaminu Baruhu)
- The Ballad of Bohoreta (Balada o Bohoreti)
Other work
- Remnants (Preostale priče) — stories
- On the Other Side of the Night (S druge strane noći) - stories
References
- Style: Miris kiše na Balkanu Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine (11 May 2009)
- GordanaKuic.com: Official Biography
- GordanaKuic.com: Story About My Writing
- "Preminula Gordana Kuić". seecult.org (in Serbian). SEECult. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.