Josip Mlakić

Josip Mlakić suvremeni je bosanskohercegovački pisac. Rođen je 1964. u Bugojnu. Diplomirao je na Strojarskom fakultetu u Sarajevu. Živi u Gornjem Vakufu te se bavi književnošću i pisanjem scenarija. Objavio je romane: Kad magle stanu, 2002., Živi i mrtvi, 2002., Psi i klaunovi, 2006., Tragom zmijske košuljice, 2007., Čuvari mostova, 2007., Ljudi koji su sadili drveće, 2010., Planet Friedman, 2012., Svježe obojeno, 2014., Božji gnjev, 2014., Majstorović i Margarita, 2016., Bezdan, 2016., Crni gavran i bijele vrane, 2018., Skica u ledu, 2018., Evanđelje po Barabi, 2019., O zlatu, ljudima i psima, 2020., Na Vrbasu tekija, 2021., Druga Noina arka, 2022., Izgaranje, 2023., zbirke priča: Puževa kućica, 1997., Odraz u vodi, 2002., Obiteljska sli

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