Kristina Haidingerová

Kristina Haidingerová (provdaná Trefilová) se narodila 19.2.1980 v Příbrami, kde dosud žije. Je málomluvná do prvního absinthu, a věčně nespokojená perfekcionistka. Věnuje se literární tvorbě, ilustraci, redaktorství a fušovala i do hudby. Má ráda tvrdou hudbu (která také stojí za velkou částí její literární tvorby) a vodu v jakémkoli skupenství. Od dětství psala a kreslila do šuplíku. Její první publikovanou prací je hororová povídka Zrůdné hry, která se umístila v soutěži Rokle šeré smrti (2014). Téhož roku vydalo nakladatelství Netopejr s povídkou související debutový román Ti nepohřbení. V roce 2016 vyšel autorčin druhý román – eroticko-historické drama Richardovy živé hračky (Netopejr), kterým vyjádřila svůj nesouhlas se směřováním BDS

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