Maruša Krese
| Maruša Krese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 April 1947 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Died |
7 January 2013 (aged 65) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | poet, writer, journalist |
| Notable works | Vsi moji božiči, Vse moje vojne |
| Notable awards |
Fabula Award 2008 Vsi moji božiči |
Maruša Krese (13 April 1947 – 7 January 2013[1]) was a Slovene poet, writer and journalist.[2] She lived and worked in Berlin. In 1997 she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her humanitarian efforts in the Bosnian War.
Krese was born in Ljubljana in 1947. She studied literature and art history at the University of Ljubljana and psychodrama and Gestalt therapy in the United States in the early 1970s. She worked as a group therapist in Ljubljana and Tübingen and was a Slovene radio correspondent in Berlin in the early 1990s. Since 1992 she has been working as a freelance journalist and writer in Berlin.[3] In 2008 she won the Fabula Award for best collection of short prose in Slovene published within the previous two years for her work Vsi moji božiči (All my Christmases).[4]
Prose
- Vsi moji božiči (All my Christmases), short stories, (2006)
- Vse moje vojne (All my Wars), short stories, (2009)
- Da me je strah? (That I am Afraid?), novel, (2012)[5]
Poetry
- Danes (Today), (1989)
- Postaje (Stations), (1992)
- Sarajevo, ljubavi moja (Sarajevo, My Love), (1994)
- Beseda (The Word), (1994)
- Selbst das Testament ging verloren (Even the Will was Lost), (2001)
- Yorkshire Tasche (Yorkshire Bag) (2003)
- Heute nicht (Not Today) (2009)
References
- ↑ "Umrla je Maruša Krese". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ KulturServerGraz – City of Graz cultural centre site
- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Fabula Award (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ Goga Publishing House site