Asja Hrvatin (24 December 1990) is a
Slovene writer and researcher, best known for her novels.
Life
Asja Hrvatin was born on 24 December 1990 in
Ljubljana
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. She attended Tone Čufar Primary School in Ljubljana and later continued her education at Poljane Gymnasium. In the academic year 2009/2010, she enrolled at the Faculty of Social Work at the
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana (, , ), abbreviated UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 38,000 enrolled students. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies with approximately 4,000 teaching and re ...
. She graduated in Social Work and recently obtained an MA in Gender Studies. She identifies as a feminist.
Works
Hrvatin's first young adult novel is titled ''
From RTM to WTF'' and explores the challenging theme of drug addiction. In April 2010, an article titled ''Democracy as a Substitute for Real Life'' was published in the ''Sobotna priloga Delo'' magazine. In the same year, she began writing her second novel, ''Lepe punce lepo bruhajo'', which tackles the issue of
bulimia
Bulimia nervosa, also known simply as bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating (eating large quantities of food in a short period of time, often feeling out of control) followed by compensatory behaviors, such as self-induc ...
.
Books
* ''
Od RTM do WTF'', 2008
* ''Lepe punce lepo bruhajo'', 2012
Research
* ''Gibanje za ustvarjanje novih prostorov skupnega in skupnosti'', 2013
* ''Borders of social work: detention centre in the light of citizenship, criminalisation and state power'', 2014
* ''Begunke v medijih: arhetip begunke kot žrtve'', 2017
Begunke v Medijih
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References
External links
Selected Works of Asja Hrvatin
1990 births
Slovenian children's writers
Slovenian women children's writers
Slovenian women poets
Slovenian poets
Slovenian feminists
Slovenian editors
Slovenian women editors
University of Ljubljana alumni
21st-century Slovenian women writers
21st-century Slovenian writers
Living people
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