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Sanja Pilić

Sanja Pilić (Split, 16. svibnja 1954.) hrvatska književnica.
Osnovnu školu i školu primijenjene umjetnosti završila je u Zagrebu. Kako sama autorica navodi za «odrasle, romantične i tužne» objavila je 2 zbirke priča: «Ah, ludnica» (Globus, 1986.) i «Tjeskoba šutnje» (Revija, 1990.). Iza nje je i nekoliko zbirki poezije: «Ženske pjesme» (Mozaik knjiga, 2000.,2001.), «Faktor uspjeha» (Mozaik knjiga, 2002. 2003.) i još ponešto: «Različitosti, od vrijeđanja do umorstva - priča Leti, Marta, leti» (Ljevak, 2003.); «Znala sam da moram izabrati drugačiji život» (Mozaik knjiga 2003., 2004.).Autorica je brojnih knjiga za djecu.
Dobitnica je nagrade Grigor Vitez za knjige "O mamama sve najbolje" (1990.) i "Sasvim sam popubertetio" (2002.) te nagrade Iva

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Dragutin Tadijanović

Dragutin Tadijanović (Rastušje, kod Sl. Broda, 4. studenog 1905. - Zagreb, 27. lipnja 2007.), hrvatski pjesnik.

Dragutin Tadijanović rođen je 4. studenoga 1905. godine u Rastušju, kod Slavonskog Broda, kao najstariji sin zemljoradnika Mirka Tadijanovića i Mande. Polazio je Nižu pučku školu u susjednom selu Podvinju (1912. - 1916.) i u Slavonskom Brodu dva razreda Više pučke škole (1916. - 1925.), a od 1918. Realnu gimnaziju. Od jeseni 1920. godine, stanujući u brodskom samostanu, kao učenik petog razreda gimnazije, piše pjesme.U Zagrebu je na Gospodarsko-šumarskom fakultetu upisao studij šumarstva (1925.), ali je kasnije prešao na Filozofski fakultet (povijest južnoslavenske književnosti i filozofija 1928.). Diploma Filozofskog fakulteta Sve

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and Joh

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Richard Bach

Since Jonathan Livingston Seagull - which dominated the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller List for two consecutive years - Richard Bach has touched millions of people through his humor, wisdom and insight.

With over 60 million copies of his books sold, Richard Bach remains one of the world's most beloved authors. A former USAF fighter pilot, Air Force captain and latter-day barnstorming pilot, Bach continues to be an avid aviator-author, exploring and chronicling the joys and freedom of flying, reporting his findings to readers.

His most recent works include Travels with Puff, which recounts Bach's journey from Florida to Washington state in his small seaplane, Puff, and Illusions II: The Adventures of a Reluctant S

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J.R. Ward

J.R. Ward is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. She lives in the South her family.

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Sue Townsend

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Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend was a British novelist, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. Her writing tended to combine comedy with social commentary, though she has written purely dramatic works as well. She suffered from diabetes for many years, as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001, and had woven this theme into her work.

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Charles Perrault

Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes...

Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets (e.g., Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), plays, musicals, and films, both live-action and animation.

The Brothers Grimm retold their own versions of some of Perrault's fairy tales.

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Deborah Ellis

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Deborah Ellis has achieved international acclaim with her courageous and dramatic books that give Western readers a glimpse into the plight of children in developing countries.

She has won the Governor General's Award, Sweden's Peter Pan Prize, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the University of California's Middle East Book Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award.

A long-time feminist and anti-war activist, she is best known for The Breadwinner Trilogy, which has been published around the world in seventeen languages, with more than a million dollars in royalties donated to Street Kids International and to Women for Women, an organi

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Pavao Pavličić

Pavao Pavličić rođen je 16. kolovoza 1946. godine u Vukovaru gdje je završio osnovnu školu i gimnaziju. Na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu diplomirao je poredbenu književnost i talijanski jezik, a doktorirao je 1974. tezom iz područja metrike (Sesta rima u hrvatskoj književnosti).
Od 1970. g. zaposlen je na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu gdje je i danas redoviti profesor na Odsjeku za komparativnu književnost. Književni i znanstveni interesi kod njega su podjednako zastupljeni i isprepliću se. Kao znanstvenika, Pavličića zaokupljaju teme iz starije hrvatske književnosti i literarne teorije. Iz tog područja objavio je veći broj rasprava i nekoliko knjiga: Rasprave o hrvatskoj baroknoj književnosti, 1979, Književna genologija, 1983, Stih u dr

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Marin Držić

Marin Držić (also Marino Darza or Marino Darsa; 1508-1567) is considered the finest Croatian Renaissance playwright and prose writer. His works cover many fields: lyric poetry, pastorals, political letters and pamphlets, and comedies.

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August Šenoa

August Šenoa was a Croatian novelist, critic, editor, poet, and dramatist.

He was a transitional figure, who helped bring Croatian literature from Romanticism to Realism and introduced the historical novel to Croatia. He wrote more than ten novels, among which the most notable are:

Zlatarovo zlato (Goldsmith's gold; 1871)
Čuvaj se senjske ruke (Pirates of Senj; 1876)
Seljačka buna (Peasants' revolt; 1877)
Diogenes (1878)
Šenoa was also the author of the popular patriotic song "Živila Hrvatska".

He was born in Zagreb, then part of the Habsburg Empire, into a family of Czech-German origin. His surname was originally spelled Schönoa. He studied law in Prague. He also lived in Vienna for a while, but returned to Zagreb in 1866. From 1874 to 1881, Šeno

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Dinko Šimunović

Dinko Šimunović was born in Knin. He spent most of his life as a teacher in villages of the Zagora, the hinterland of southern Croatia.
He wrote many stories and novels, all dealing with people from his native region. He considered rural life superior to urban, but he showed compassion for people forced to emigrate due to poverty.
He died in Zagreb.

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Hrvoje Hitrec

Hrvoje Hitrec is contemporary Croatian writer. Graduated comparative literature. He wrote theatre plays, movie and television scenarios, but he is especially known for his children books.

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Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright largely responsible for the rise of modern realistic drama. He is often referred to as the "father of modern drama." Ibsen is held to be the greatest of Norwegian authors and one of the most important playwrights of all time, celebrated as a national symbol by Norwegians.

His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family life and propriety largely held sway in Europe and any challenge to them was considered immoral and outrageous. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries.

Ibsen largely founded the modern stage by introducing a critical eye and free inquir

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Vladimir Nazor

Vladimir Nazor was one of the greatest and most famous Croatian poets. He was a writer, translator, and a humanist. Although he had not been an active politician until 1941, he had a significant political influence through ethical aspects of his work.

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Ante Tomić

Ante Tomić is Croatian writer and journalist.

A native of Split, Ante Tomić begin to write as a reporter for local daily newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija. His articles showed great literary talent that would manifest in his 2000 debut novel Što je muškarac bez brkova. Three years later he wrote novel Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi, describing the life of recruits in Yugoslav People's Army. Both novels are adapted to screen.

Ante Tomić now writes for Jutarnji list. In 2004 he travelled across USA in order to cover presidential campaign by talking to "ordinary" people.

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Nada Mihelčić

Hrvatska književnica za djecu i mlade. U Zagrebu je završila gimnaziju, apsolvirala na FPN, paralelno upisala studij filozofije i indologije na FF i pohađala predavanja na pravnom fakultetu, trudeći se dobiti što šire obrazovanje, a onda je sve napustila i odlučila putovati. Dugo godina se bavila astronomijom, alpinizmom, te prodavala američke građevinsku i brodograđevnu opremu diljem Europe. Počinje pisati tek u zreloj dobi.

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Josip Cvenić

Josip Cvenić rođen je 1952. godine u Osijeku. Osnovnu i srednju školu završio je u rodnom gradu, Filozofski fakultet, studij filozofije i sociologije, završio je 1976. u Sarajevu. Nekoliko godina radi kao profesor u gimnaziji, a 1980. zapošljava se kao urednik u Izdavačkom centru Radničkog sveučilišta u Osijeku. 1990. godine izabran je za glavnog urednika časopisa za književnost i kulturu Revija (Književna revija). Danas radi kao tajnik i urednik u Matici hrvatskoj Osijek. Član je Društva hrvatskih književnika.

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Ivana Šojat

Rođena u Osijeku, gdje je završila gimnaziju (novinarsko usmjerenje) i dvije godine studija matematike i fizike na Pedagoškom fakultetu. Osam je godina živjela u Belgiji, gdje je završila studij francuskoga jezika. Godinu dana radi kao dopisnik Glasa Slavonije iz Bruxellesa. Već šest godina aktivno se bavi književnim prevođenjem. Suradnik brojnih književnih revija. Napisala zbirku poezije na francuskome jeziku Saint Espoir koja još nije objavljena, no čiji su dijelovi objavljeni u belgijskom književnom časopisu Le Fram. Književni i pjesnički krug iz Kraainema (Bruxelles) zbirku je proglasio najboljom od njima pristiglih rukopisa 1999. godine. Godinu dana pisala kolumnu u Magazinu osječkog Glasa Slavonije. Kolumne su kao eseji objavljene u k

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Milivoj Matošec

Milivoj Matošec (Zagreb, 1929.- Zagreb, 1982.) je novinar, urednik i pisac.

Završio je studij prava, bio je dramaturg Radio-televizije Zagreb. Napisao je brojne priče, romane, radio-igre (60 ih je emitirano), scenarije za televizijske emisije, serije i crtane filmove. Njegova djela prevedena su na ruski, mađarski, slovenski i albanski. Bio je urednik listova i časopisa Vjesnik, Kerempuh, Omladinski borac, Horizont i dr.

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Walt Disney Company

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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt

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Dragutin Tadijanović

Dragutin Tadijanović (Rastušje, kod Sl. Broda, 4. studenog 1905. - Zagreb, 27. lipnja 2007.), hrvatski pjesnik.

Dragutin Tadijanović rođen je 4. studenoga 1905. godine u Rastušju, kod Slavonskog Broda, kao najstariji sin zemljoradnika Mirka Tadijanovića i Mande. Polazio je Nižu pučku školu u susjednom selu Podvinju (1912. - 1916.) i u Slavonskom Brodu dva razreda Više pučke škole (1916. - 1925.), a od 1918. Realnu gimnaziju. Od jeseni 1920. godine, stanujući u brodskom samostanu, kao učenik petog razreda gimnazije, piše pjesme.U Zagrebu je na Gospodarsko-šumarskom fakultetu upisao studij šumarstva (1925.), ali je kasnije prešao na Filozofski fakultet (povijest južnoslavenske književnosti i filozofija 1928.). Diploma Filozofskog fakulteta Sve

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Damir Miloš

Damir Miloš rođen je 1954. godine u Opatiji. Objavljivao je drame, prozne, esejističke i teorijske tekstove, knjige i priručnike o jedrenju. Prozne knjige: Bijeli klaun, Zoe, Kapetanov dnevnik, Nabukodonozor, jedriličarski brevijar Pod jedriljem krstača.

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Stjepan Tomaš

Stjepan Tomaš je rođen 1947., poslije II. Svjetskog rata u Novoj Bukovici kod Slatine. Gimnaziju je završio u Našicama, a Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu. Živi i radi u Osijeku.

Objavio je nekoliko romana za djecu: «Moljac i noćni čuvar», «Dobar dan, tata» i «Halo, ovdje komandosi». Knjiga ratnih dnevničkih zapisa «Moj tata spava s anđelima» nadopunjena pojavila se ponovno pod naslovom «Mali ratni dnevnik».
Napisao je i četiri zbirke pripovijedaka za odrasle: «Sveti bunar», «Tko kuca otvorit će mu se», «Smrtna ura», «Anđeli na vrhu igle» te romane: «Građani u prvom koljenu», «Taninska četvrt», «Život u provinciji», «Zlatousti».

Zastupljen je u nekoliko antologija suvremene hrvatske i jugoslovenske proze. Kritika je uglavnom povoljno ocijenila

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Sanja Pilić

Sanja Pilić (Split, 16. svibnja 1954.) hrvatska književnica.
Osnovnu školu i školu primijenjene umjetnosti završila je u Zagrebu. Kako sama autorica navodi za «odrasle, romantične i tužne» objavila je 2 zbirke priča: «Ah, ludnica» (Globus, 1986.) i «Tjeskoba šutnje» (Revija, 1990.). Iza nje je i nekoliko zbirki poezije: «Ženske pjesme» (Mozaik knjiga, 2000.,2001.), «Faktor uspjeha» (Mozaik knjiga, 2002. 2003.) i još ponešto: «Različitosti, od vrijeđanja do umorstva - priča Leti, Marta, leti» (Ljevak, 2003.); «Znala sam da moram izabrati drugačiji život» (Mozaik knjiga 2003., 2004.).Autorica je brojnih knjiga za djecu.
Dobitnica je nagrade Grigor Vitez za knjige "O mamama sve najbolje" (1990.) i "Sasvim sam popubertetio" (2002.) te nagrade Iva

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Marina Vujčić

Marina Vujčić rođena je 1966. u Trogiru. Na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu diplomirala je kroatistiku.
U nakladi izdavačke kuće Profil 2010. godine objavljuje roman "Tuđi život", a 2014. u izdanju Hena coma knjigu drama "Umri ženski" i roman "A onda je Božo krenuo ispočetka" koji je 2015. godine ušao u uži izbor od četiri hrvatska naslova nominirana za Europsku nagradu za književnost.
Za dramu "Umri ženski" 2014. godine dobila je nagradu Marin Držić, a za dramu "Podmornica" istu nagradu 2017. godine.
2015. godine u izdanju Hena coma objavljuje roman "Mogla sam to biti ja".
Iste godine na natječaju V. B. Z.-a i Tisak medije romanom „Susjed“ osvaja nagradu za najbolji neobjavljeni roman 2015., koji objavljuje izdavačka kuća V. B. Z.
U koautors

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Kristian Novak

Kristian Novak is a Croatian writer, linguist and university professor. He was born into a family of Croatian migrant workers in Germany, but spent his childhood and youth in a small village in Međimurje, the most northern part of Croatia.
He moved to Zagreb, to college in 1997.
He was standard member of the Croatian karate national team from 1996 to 2009, winning a range of individual and team awards at national and global championships.
In 2006. he was European Vice-Champion.
His first novel, Obješeni (The Hanged) was published in 2005, but received no significant reception.
Dark Mother Earth (2013), his second novel, won The Tportal prize for Croatian novel of the year and is hailed as one of the best Croatian novels in the last 50 years. T

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Jasminka Tihi-Stepanić

Jasminka Tihi-Stepanić rođena je 1958. godine u Velikoj Gorici. Profesorica je hrvatskog jezika u OŠ Eugena Kvaternika u rodnome gradu.

Piše za djecu i mlade. Priče objavljuje u časopisima Modra Lasta, Smib, Radost i Književnost i dijete, kao i na Hrvatskom radiju u emisiji Priča za velike i male te u TV seriji HRT-a Psst... Priča!

Njen roman prvijenac Imaš Fejs? dobio je nagradu "Mato Lovrak" za najbolji roman za djecu i mlade objavljen u 2011. godini, a istoimena radioigra nagrađena je posebnom nagradom na 9. međunarodnom festivalu radioigara za djecu i mlade Prix Ex Aequo u Bratislavi koju dodjeljuje Međunarodna unija za dječju knjigu IBBY.

Objavila je roman Bacit ću ti kompjutor kroz prozor 2013. godine i zbirku priča Baš kao Harry Potter

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Angela Marsons

Angela is the author of the Kim Stone Crime series. She discovered a love of writing at Primary School when a short piece on the rocks and the sea gained her the only merit point she ever got.
Angela wrote the stories that burned inside and then stored them safely in a desk drawer.
After much urging from her partner she began to enter short story competitions in Writer's News resulting in a win and three short listed entries.
She used the Amazon KDP program to publish two of her earlier works before concentrating on her true passion - Crime.
Angela is now signed to write a total of 16 Kim Stone books for http://bookouture.com and has secured a print deal with Bonnier Zaffre Publishing.

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Valérie Perrin

Valérie Perrin est une romancière française. Elle est aussi photographe de plateau et scénariste auprès de son compagnon Claude Lelouch.
Son premier roman, "Les oubliés du dimanche" (2015), a reçu de nombreux prix, dont celui de Lire Élire 2016 et de Poulet-Malassis 2016. Après son succès en France, il sort en Italie en septembre 2016 et en Allemagne début 2017.
En 2018, elle a reçu le prix Maison de la Presse pour son deuxième roman "Changer l'eau des fleurs" (Albin Michel, 2018).

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Josip Cvenić

Josip Cvenić rođen je 1952. godine u Osijeku. Osnovnu i srednju školu završio je u rodnom gradu, Filozofski fakultet, studij filozofije i sociologije, završio je 1976. u Sarajevu. Nekoliko godina radi kao profesor u gimnaziji, a 1980. zapošljava se kao urednik u Izdavačkom centru Radničkog sveučilišta u Osijeku. 1990. godine izabran je za glavnog urednika časopisa za književnost i kulturu Revija (Književna revija). Danas radi kao tajnik i urednik u Matici hrvatskoj Osijek. Član je Društva hrvatskih književnika.

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Damir Miloš

Damir Miloš rođen je 1954. godine u Opatiji. Objavljivao je drame, prozne, esejističke i teorijske tekstove, knjige i priručnike o jedrenju. Prozne knjige: Bijeli klaun, Zoe, Kapetanov dnevnik, Nabukodonozor, jedriličarski brevijar Pod jedriljem krstača.

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Jasminka Tihi-Stepanić

Jasminka Tihi-Stepanić rođena je 1958. godine u Velikoj Gorici. Profesorica je hrvatskog jezika u OŠ Eugena Kvaternika u rodnome gradu.

Piše za djecu i mlade. Priče objavljuje u časopisima Modra Lasta, Smib, Radost i Književnost i dijete, kao i na Hrvatskom radiju u emisiji Priča za velike i male te u TV seriji HRT-a Psst... Priča!

Njen roman prvijenac Imaš Fejs? dobio je nagradu "Mato Lovrak" za najbolji roman za djecu i mlade objavljen u 2011. godini, a istoimena radioigra nagrađena je posebnom nagradom na 9. međunarodnom festivalu radioigara za djecu i mlade Prix Ex Aequo u Bratislavi koju dodjeljuje Međunarodna unija za dječju knjigu IBBY.

Objavila je roman Bacit ću ti kompjutor kroz prozor 2013. godine i zbirku priča Baš kao Harry Potter

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Vjekoslav Majer

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