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Marko Tomaš hosted by Melisa Slipac
Marko Tomaš (born 1978 in Ljubljana) is a poet, novelist and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most distinctive literary voices in the post-Yugoslav region. He has published 18 poetry collections, including S rukama pod glavom (Hands Under Head), Zbogom fašisti (Goodbye Fascists), Pismo Venjički (A Letter to Venichka) and Knjiga za Maju (A Book for Maja). In addition to his poetry, Tomaš has authored two novels, two collections of essays and a biography of football legend Ivica Osim.
His writing blends lyrical intimacy with sharp social insight, often exploring themes of love, war, identity and everyday survival. He lives and works between Zagreb and Mostar.
Melisa Slipac was born in in 1978 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She holds an MA in English, Spanish, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language and literature, and a PhD in Slavic Studies from the University of Vienna. Her first book of poetry Ples između zidova (Dancing among the Walls) (2007), was awarded the Petar Kočić literary prize for poets from the former Yugoslavia living in German-speaking countries. For more than 20 years she has organised literary readings and has worked in the arts and culture. She lives in Vienna and works as a language teacher and trainer.
The reading will be held in English.
Supported by Stadt Wien, BMKOES, Bezirk Josefstadt, Bezirk Margareten, Bezirk Meidling, Bezirk Neubau, Photo Cluster and Hotel Korotan.