Passionate collector and book lover
He found them everywhere in Croatia, even in garbage containers, and today they offer them to him even in the middle of the night. Some are worth thousands of €: 'There are more and more such hunters'
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Siniša Glavašević
"And the city, don't worry about it, it was inside you all the time. Just hidden. So that the executioner wouldn't find it. The city - that's you."
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Ante Škobalj and the book "Ritual Crowds"
His work is intriguing because it combined disciplines that are often kept separate (archaeology, theology, folklore, history). His ideas were often bold, unconventional, provoking both praise and criticism, but also starting discussions, which is important both for academic and wider cultural discussions. For some it is a researcher of tradition, for others it is a spiritual interpreter of space, and for others it is a cultural bridge between the old and the new world.
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Ivo Andrić - our only literary Nobel laureate
Ivo Andrić, the only Yugoslav winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1961), left an oeuvre that deeply marked the cultural and historical consciousness of these areas. His prose is imbued with the history of Bosnia and the Balkans, the destinies of small people in the whirlwinds of empires, conflicts and turning times. He is especially known for his skillful storytelling that combines historical realism, philosophical reflection and universal questions of human destiny.
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Robert Graves - between history and myth
Robert Graves (1895–1985) remains inscribed in the history of British and world literature as a poet, novelist and thinker who, above all, believed in the power of words and myths. His experience in the trenches of the First World War turned into poetry of powerful sincerity, and his erudition and love for the classical heritage shaped works that still fascinate with their depth today.
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Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy - fighter against injustice
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy is a writer who shaped the Russian novel with his works and started a moral and spiritual revolution, the consequences of which are felt even today. His work combines epic prose, philosophical reflections and a deep search for truth.
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Orhan Pamuk – The first Turkish Nobel laureate
Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish writer, Nobel laureate and intellectual, whose works are located between East and West, tradition and modernity, individual and collective memory. His books have been translated into more than 60 languages, and readers recognize him for his subtle storytelling, philosophical motifs, and deep introspection.
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Mario Vargas: "Good literature makes citizens critical."
Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the stronger literary names of the second half of the 20th century. He was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1936. Vargas Llosa became one of the key representatives of the so-called of the "Hispanic boom" of Latin American literature, a movement that drew world attention to authors such as Márquez, Cortázar and Fuentes.
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Danilo Kiš – literary rebel, innovator and keeper of memory
Danilo Kiš is one of the most important names in Yugoslav literature. Throughout his life, Kiš opposed political, ideological and literary dogmas. He criticized totalitarian regimes and advocated the freedom of individuals, where he often dealt with issues of memory, loss, belonging, identity and trauma. His works are a testimony of suffering and the need to preserve the truth through literature. Danilo Kiš was one who was not afraid to face the past and the truth.
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