| Selma Skenderović | |
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| Born | (2001-06-09)9 June 2001 Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |  Slovenia |
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Selma Skenderović is Bosniak descent Slovene writer, poet, and slovenist.
Life
She was born in present-day Kosovo. At the age of nine, she moved to Slovenia with her parents.
She is studying Slovene and comparative studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. She publishes prose and poetry in various anthologies and other platforms.
In 2021, she published her first work of short prose Why Are You Silent, Hava? (Zakaj molčiš, Hava?) which has been translated into several languages (English, Montenegrin, Bosnian). It was translated into English by Andreja Šalamon Verbič. This book has been selected for the project Readers of Europe 2022.
References
- "Why Are You Silent, Hava?". jskd. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- "Readers of Europe 2022 – Slovenian recommendation". consiliumeurope. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
External links
- "Selma Skenderović". Ludliteratura. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- Maja Pertič Gombač (9 November 2021). "Selma Skenderović o tujstvu v najlepši slovenščini". Primorske.svet24. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- Melida Travančić (19 September 2024). "U drugom prostoru". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 25 November 2024.