Svetlana Slapšak
Author of many books and articles.
Sphere of research: ancient studies, anthropology, balkanology, linguistics, literature, feminism.
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Regina Rodríguez Sirvent
Primer fascicle: Un petit poble a les muntanyes. Monges i pregàries matinals. Saltar a goma, pixi i futbol. Amigues eternes. Estratègies fins a la sala de professors. Positius extra. Carrers solitaris i olor de lilars. Sopa de Cabra, Sau, Els Pets, The Police i sense saber-ho Queen. Esquí i bàsquet. Campionats d’Espanya a Sierra Nevada. Els primers Levi’s i Port Aventura. El primer petó després d’un anunci de Baylies. La Llesca, l’Sbarjo, el Clochard i el 32. Festa incondicional, tots i sempre. Transició vital, flotant, sense nord. La universitat.
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Segon fascicle: La Vila, Carlsson i xocolata calenta. Una mitja taronja rossa. Carnaval de Palamós. Diaris nocturns, llargues hores confessant-me en silenci, omplint llibretes Miquelrius. Huddersfi -
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Priscilla Morris is a British author of Cornish-Bosnian parentage, who lives in Monaghan, Ireland. She grew up in London, spending her childhood summers in Sarajevo. Black Butterflies, her debut novel, was inspired by family history and tells one woman's story of disintegration, loss, resilience and hope. When not writing, Priscilla teaches creative writing online and runs writing retreats in Catalonia. Find out more on www.priscillamorris.org
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I wrote my debut novel BLACK BUTTERFLIES (2022) to understand the siege that devastated Sarajevo from 1992-1996. It turned many of my maternal relatives, including my grandparents, into refugees. It's inspired by their stories and, in particular, by the extraordinary tale of my great-uncle, the Bosn -
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Nació y se crio en el barrio de San Blas en Madrid, y se licenció en Historia, especializándose en Historia Medieval, por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Es escritora, dramaturga y directora escénica.
Es cofundadora de la compañía de teatro STRIGA, que dirigía y en la que actuaba. Escribe sobre cultura, feminismo y activismo LGTB para varios medios, como la revista Agente Provocador, ElDiario.es, El Salto, SModa y Vogue España, además de en su propio Patreon.
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Natural de l'Aranyó, va estudiar batxillerat a Tàrrega fins a l'any 1935, en què anà a viure a Barcelona; la guerra civil espanyola estroncà, però, els seus estudis. L'any 1943 es casà i s'instal·là definitivament a Barcelona, concretament en un pis-despatx de Sant Gervasi-Galvany (carrer de Calvet, 9). Començà a escriure molt jove i la seva obra l'ha convertit no tan sols en l'escriptor més prolífic sinó també en una de les figures més importants d -
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He lives with his wife and son in the sunny Barcelona, Spain.