Lejla Kalamujić Explained

Lejla Kalamujić
Birth Place:Sarajevo
Occupation:Queer writer
Nationality:Bosnian
Alma Mater:University of Sarajevo

Lejla Kalamujić is a queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] [2] [3] [4] She writes prose, essays and reviews with central topics of sexuality, madness, and death.[5] Her Call me Esteban short stories collection received the “Edo Budisa” literary award of Istria region in 2016 and it was the Bosnian-Herzegovinian nominee for the European Union Prize for Literature in the same year.

Biography

Kalamujić was born in Sarajevo in 1980. She graduated from the Department of Philosophy and Sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo.[6]

In 2008 she published her first collection of stories Anatomija osmijeha (“The Anatomy of a Smile”, published by Naklada Zoro, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina).[7] In 2015 she published her second short stories collection Zovite me Esteban (“Call me Esteban”, published by Dobra knjiga, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina).[8] Zovite me Esteban was later published in three more countries: by Red Box, Belgrade, 2016,[9] Sandorf, Zagreb, 2017[10] and by Blesok, Skopje, 2017 -Викајте mе Естебан (Call Me Esteban) translated by Goko Zdraveski.[11] Kalamujic is inspired by the combination of her personal experience, social environment, and women authors throughout the history of literature:[12]

The Anatomy of a Smile ("Anatomija Osmijeha")

The Anatomy of a Smile is a short story collection where Kalamujic writes about human suffering and human happiness. “The Anatomy of a Smile” is Naklada Zoro first prize winner for collection of unpublished stories in 2008.[13] Vladimir Arsenic describes the collection:[14]

Call me Esteban ("Zovite me Esteban")

Call me Esteban is a short stories collection that won “Edo Budisa” literary award of Istria region – Regione Istriana in 2016[15] [16] and it was Bosnian-Herzegovinian nominee for European Union Prize for Literature in 2016.[17] With her story collection “Zovite me Esteban” (engl. Call me Esteban), Kalamujic won the literary scene in the country and in the region. The collection was first published in 2015 by Dobra knjiga in Sarajevo, BiH and was later published in three more countries: by Red Box, Belgrade, 2016, Sandorf, Zagreb, 2017 and by Blesok, Skopje, 2017 -Викајте mе Естебан (Call Me Esteban) translated by Goko Zdraveski. The book is said to be "by any means, the most brutal, if not the bravest, coming out of the representatives of new generation of writers in the region so far."[18] Sandorf publisher describes the book :[19] Short story Call me Esteban was translated into English language by Jennifer H. Zoble:[20]

Awards and scholarships

Kalamujic received the following scholarships and fellowships:

Kalamujic won the following awards:

Selected works

Short stories (in Bosnian language):

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEJLA KALAMUJIĆ Sarajevske Sveske. sveske.ba. en. 2017-12-13.
  2. News: World Book and Copyright Day: EU celebrates female literature in BiH. 2017-04-19. Europa.ba. 2017-12-13. en-US.
  3. Šunjić. Ivan. 2015. Zovite me Esteban ili o umijeću preživljavanja smrti. PDF. Nova Knjiga. bs. 1. Academia.edu.
  4. Web site: Knjiga Danas – Nedeljna preporuka za čitanje. Dnevni list Danas. 15 January 2017 . sr. 2017-12-14.
  5. Web site: Lejla Kalamujić: Moje teme su seksualnost, ludilo i smrt Strane. Maric. Senka. strane.ba. bs. 2017-12-13.
  6. Web site: About Hourglass Literary Magazine. hourglassonline.org. en-GB. 2017-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154143/https://hourglassonline.org/about/. 2018-06-16. dead.
  7. Web site: Anatomija osmijeha, Lejla Kalamujić, Naklada Zoro, POINT knjižara, on-line trgovina. www.knjiga.ba. bs. 2017-12-14.
  8. Web site: Plastelin – Online magazin – Knjiga: Zovite me Esteban. Administrator. www.plastelin.com. 2017-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151317/http://www.plastelin.com/content/view/1109/94/. 2018-03-07. dead.
  9. Web site: ZOVITE ME ESTEBAN – Lejla Kalamujić. www.delfi.rs. 2018-01-04.
  10. Book: Sandorf. Sandorf: Izdanja Zovite me Esteban. www.sandorf.hr. en. 2018-01-04.
  11. Web site: Blesok no.108-109. www.blesok.com.mk. 2018-01-04. 2016-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602042151/http://www.blesok.com.mk/main.asp?lang=eng&izdanie=108-109#.V_EKVih97IU. dead.
  12. News: Oslobođenje – Lejla Kalamujić: Ateistička parcela na Barama mi se nametnula kao nulta tačka novog vremena. PORTAL. Oslobođenje. Oslobođenje d.o.o.. 2018-01-04. bs-ba.
  13. Web site: Anatomija osmijeha, Lejla Kalamujić, Naklada Zoro, POINT knjižara, on-line trgovina. www.knjiga.ba. bs. 2017-12-13.
  14. Web site: e-novine.com – Ludnica za drugačije. www.e-novine.com. sr. 2017-12-13.
  15. Web site: Lejla Kalamujić dobitnica književne nagrade Istarske županije 'Edo Budiša' za zbirku priča 'Zovite me Esteban'. FILM-mag.net. 9 June 2016 . hr. 2017-12-13.
  16. Web site: Nagrada "Edo Budiša" Sarajevki Lejli Kalamujić: "Zovite me Esteban" – potresno književno djelo / Novi list. Komunikacije. Neomedia. novilist.hr. 28 October 2016 . hr-HR. 2017-12-13.
  17. News: Lejla Kalamujić (BIH): Mein Name sei Esteban. Wien. MQW – MuseumsQuartier. Museumsquartier Wien. 2017-12-13.
  18. News: Kafkina Alisa. Marić. Nebojša. LINKS. 2018-01-04. sr.
  19. Book: Zovite me Esteban. Sandorf. 2017. 9789533510125. hr.
  20. Web site: Translating Post-Yugoslav Literature Columbia Harriman Institute. harriman.columbia.edu. en. 2018-01-04. 2017-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223225354/http://harriman.columbia.edu/event/translating-post-yugoslav-literature. dead.
  21. Web site: Landis & Gyr Stiftung Alle StipendiatInnen. www.lg-stiftung.ch. de. 2018-01-04.
  22. Web site: Kuća za pisce » Lejla Kalamujić. kucazapisce.hr. 2018-01-04.
  23. Web site: Museum Quartier Wien. 2017. Museum Quartier. PDF. January 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312163738/https://www.mqw.at/uploads/tx_mqbooklet/RZ_Mq_monatsprogramm_MAERZ_E_160223_WEB_01.pdf. March 12, 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: eSeL.at 30.03.2016 Lejla Kalamujic: Mein Name sei Esteban RaumD / Q21. esel.at. de-DE. 2018-01-04.
  25. News: Artists 2017. 2013-10-09. Prishtina Has No River. 2018-01-04. en-US.
  26. News: Odabrane pobjedničke priče na regionalnom konkursu za najbolju kratku queer priču "Write queer". November 26, 2016. Queer Montenegro. 2017-12-20.
  27. Web site: Traduki English. english.traduki.eu. en-gb. 2017-12-20.
  28. Web site: LEJLA KALAMUJIĆ kuca za pisce. kucazapisce.krokodil.rs. 10 January 2017 . en-US. 2017-12-20.
  29. Web site: Lejla Kalamujić nova je dobitnica Nagrade 'Edo Budiša'. mvinfo.hr. hr-HR. 2017-12-20.
  30. News: Završena književna manifestacija Susreti Zija Dizdarević. November 29, 2015. Federal TV of BiH. 2017-12-20.
  31. Web site: XXV Susreti Zija Dizdarević, 2009. – Prva nagrada "Tampa trampa" autorice Lamije Begagić iz Sarajeva, druga nagrada "Povratak među zvijezde" Lejle Kalamujić iz Sarajeva i treća nagrada "Svijeća za Alfonsa Berbera" autora Elvedin Nezirović iz Mostara – FOJNICA – Bosna i Hercegovina. www.fojnica.ba. en. 2017-12-20.
  32. Web site: Anatomija osmijeha, Lejla Kalamujić, Naklada Zoro, POINT knjižara, on-line trgovina. www.knjiga.ba. bs. 2017-12-20.

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