Jelena Lengold (born in 1959 in

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n poet, novelist and journalist. A longtime cultural reporter for

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, Lengold has published a number of books, including poetry, novels, and short stories. Her short story collection ''Vašarski Mađioničar'' or "Fairground Magician" as it translates in English, was published by

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in 2013. "Fairground Magician" won the

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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)

Novels

* ''Baltimor'' (2003, 2011) * ''Odustajanje'' (2018)

References

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