Julijana Matanović
Julijana Matanović (born 6 April 1959) is a Bosnian Croat short story writer and novelist. She is also a professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where she teaches contemporary Croatian literature.
Julijana Matanović

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- Name
- Julijana Matanović
- Born
- 6 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Gradačac, FPR Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Short story writer, novelist and scholar
- Education
- University of Osijek University of Zagreb
- Nationality
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Croatia
- Honours
- Order of Danica Hrvatska · Anto Gardaš Award · Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
- Languages
- Croatian
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Julijana Matanović (born 6 April 1959) is a Bosnian Croat short story writer and novelist. She is also a professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where she teaches contemporary Croatian literature.
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Biography
Biography
Julijana Matanović studied at University of Osijek and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. The recorded working language is Croatian. Employment is recorded with University of Zagreb. Distinctions recorded are Order of Danica Hrvatska, Anto Gardaš Award and Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award.
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• Name — Julijana Matanović • Born — 6 April 1959 • Birthplace — Gradačac, FPR Yugoslavia • Occupation — Short story writer, novelist and scholar • Education — University of Osijek University of Zagreb • Period — 1986–present • Website — http: www.julijana-matanovic.com
Life
Life
She was born in Gradačac, went to primary school in Đurđenovac and then on to high school in Našice, before enrolling at University of Osijek where she earned a degree in Yugoslav languages and literature in 1982. In 1998 she earned her doctorate at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb with a thesis called Povijesni roman u hrvatskoj književnosti XX. stoljeća (The historical novel in 20th-century Croatian literature). Her works have been translated into German, Hungarian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Selected works
Selected works
• Zašto sam vam lagala (1997) • Bilješka o piscu (2000), • Lijepi običaji (2000) • Kao da smo otac i kći (2003), • Krsto i Lucijan (2003) • Laura nije samo anegdota (2005) • Tko se boji lika još (2008), • Knjiga od žena, muškaraca, gradova i rastanaka (2009)
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