Lit in Translation

Vladimir Tasić

Born 1965 · Serbia

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    NIN 2004 · Winner

    Киша и хартија

    Kiša i hartija

    Title translated by AI:“Rain and Paper”

    Vladimir Tasić · 39 when first published

    Novel · 267 pages · Family, Migration

    AI-generated summary:Tanja, a Novi Sad woman who has drifted around the world, is pulled back to her home city by family duties and tries to find out whether there is still a home for her there, among a circle of new, oddly post-apocalyptic friends.

  • In English

    NIN 2001 · Shortlist

    Farewell Gift

    Опроштајни дар · Oproštajni dar

    Vladimir Tasić · 36 when first published

    Novel · 152 pages · Family, Migration

    AI-generated summary:After his beloved, eccentric brother disappears in 1990s Novi Sad, the narrator emigrates to Canada, where a parcel arriving at his new address forces him to face the truth about the disappearance.