Jelena Lengold
Jelena Lengold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, journalist |
| Notable works | Vašarski Mađioničar (Fairground Magician) |
| Notable awards | EU Prize for Literature |
Jelena Lengold (born 1959) is a Serbian poet, novelist and journalist. A longtime cultural reporter for Radio Belgrade, Lengold has published a number of books, including poetry, novels, and short stories.
Biography
She was born in Kruševac.
Her short story collection Vašarski Mađioničar or "Fairground Magician" as it translates in English,[1] was published by Istros Books in 2013. "Fairground Magician" won the EU Prize for Literature.[2]
Her poetry collection Bunar teških reči was awarded with Jefimijin vez.[3] She received Andrić Prize for her short story collection Raščarani svet.[4]
Lengold's books have been translated into English, German, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish, Greek, Czech, Slovenian, Hungarian and Albanian.[5]
Works
Poetry collections
- Raspad botanike (1982)
- Vreteno (1984)
- Podneblje maka (1986)
- Prolazak anđela (1989)
- Sličice iz života kapelmajstora (1991)
- Bunar teških reči (2011)
- Izaberi jedno mesto (2016)
Short story collections
- Pokisli lavovi (1994)
- Lift (1999)
- Vašarski mađioničar (2008, 2009, 2012)
- Prestraši me (2009)
- U tri kod Kandinskog (2013)
- Raščarani svet (2016)
- Dirakova jednačina (2025)[6]
Novels
- Baltimor (2003, 2011)
- Odustajanje (2018)
References
- ^ "Jelena Lengold | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "EU Prize for Literature - Jelena Lengold". Archived from the original on August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Jeleni Lengold nagrada „Jefimijin vez"". Politika Online. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Andrićeva nagrada - Zadužbina Ive Andrića". www.ivoandric.org.rs. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Jelena Lengold | Arhipelag". Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "Dvanaest priča o ljubavi i životu prepunom pitanjima: Nova knjiga "Dirakova jednačina" Jelene Lengold u izdanju Arhipelaga - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2026-02-04.