Lada Žigo (born 1970) is a

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n writer. She was born in

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, lived in

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and studied

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and

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at the

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. Her first book ''People and News People'' (''Ljudi i novinari'') was published in 2007 and was shortlisted for two major literary prizes – Ksaver Šandor Gjalski and Kiklop. Her second novel ''Bitches'' (''Babetine'') appeared in 2009, followed by ''Roulette'' (''Rulet'') in 2010. ''Roulette'' won the EU Prize for Literature and it was translated into Italian for Mimesis edizioni. Žigo's latest book is ''Full Steam Ahead Into the European Union'' (''Punom parom u Europsku uniju'', 2020). A member of the Croatian Writers' Association, Žigo lives and works in

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