Mojca Kumerdej (born 1964) is a Slovene writer, philosopher and critic. She works as the cultural chronicler for the daily newspaper ''

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Biography

Kumerdej graduated in philosophy and

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from the

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. Her

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''Krst nad Triglavom'' (The Baptism over Mount Triglav) is a parody and a witty and ironical revision of one of Slovene literary history's most important works, the epic poem ''Krst pri Savici'' (The Baptism at the Savica) by

France Prešeren France Prešeren () (3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet whose poems have been translated into many languages.

. Her next two published books, ''Fragma'' and ''Temna snov'', are collections of short stories. Her stories have been translated into many languages and have been published in various Slovene and foreign literary journals and anthologies. In 2017, Kumerdej received a Prešeren Fund Award for her second novel ''Kronosova žetev''. In 2023 she received annual

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Published works

* ''Krst nad Triglavom'' (The Baptism over Mount Triglav), novel, (2001) * ''Fragma'' (Fragma), short stories, (2003) * ''Temna snov'' (Dark Matter), short stories, (2011)Short story in English ''Hepatica'' from ''Temna snov'' on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
/ref> * ''Kronosova žetev'' (Chronos' Harvest), novel (2016)

References

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