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Vladimir Kecmanović

Born 1972 · Serbia

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    NIN 2008 · Shortlist

    The Cannon Was Red Hot

    Top je bio vreo

    Vladimir Kecmanović · 36 when first published

    Novel · 186 pages · War

    AI-generated summary:In besieged Sarajevo an eleven-year-old Serbian boy loses his parents to shelling and stops speaking, and Tidža, a Muslim neighbour, takes him into her care.

  • No English yet

    NIN 2007 · Shortlist

    Feliks

    Vladimir Kecmanović · 35 when first published

    Novel · 228 pages · Family, Crime

    AI-generated summary:Simeon, an ageing Belgrade con man, gets an unexpected visit one night from the son he abandoned decades ago, and the two spend the only night of their lives together.