"The experiences so original, the observations so sharp, the thoughts so clever." Frankfurter Rundschau
"A sound that tells of political and economic vacuums felt by people in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia to this day." MDR Kultur
"Wow, what an incredible novel. The language! Thank you for publishing this book." Katja Schneider, Buchhandlung stories!
"When I first met Ivana Sajko and heard and read her writing, I instantly knew it was something special. I felt the force of her language, the pain of love and war, and I was stung by her clear and poetic Sajko sound." Clemens Meyer
Sajko, IvanaIvana Sajko, born in Zagreb in 1975, is a writer, theatre director and performer, working in the overlapping fields of literature, performance art and music. She is an author of four highly-praised novels and dozens of political theatre pieces, among which Woman-bomb gained international success. Her many awards include the Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et Lettres and the HKW Internationaler Literaturpreis. She lives in Berlin.
Simic, MimaMima Simic is a Croatian writer, an award-winning film critic, translator, and political activist. Her short stories have been included in numerous anthologies, and have been adapted for radio, TV and animated film. Her translations include works of fiction, non-fiction, literary theory, screenplays, and films. She lives and works in Berlin.
