Tanja Stupar-Trifunović

Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (born 1977) is an author from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Tanja Stupar-Trifunović
Born	1977 (age 42–43) Zadar, Croatia
Occupation	Poet
Language	Serbian
Residence	Banja Luka
Alma mater	University of Banja Luka
Notable awards	European Union Prize for Literature (2016)

Background

Stupar-Trifunović was born in 1977 in Zadar, Croatia.[1] She left Zadar with her family at the beginning of the Yugoslav wars.[2] She attended the University of Banja Luka and currently lives in Banja Luka.[1]

Works

Stupar-Trifunović's writing often explores loss and the lives of women, specifically in the context of the Yugoslav wars.[3]

Primarily a poet, Stupar-Trifunović has also published a novel, as well as short stories, columns and literary reviews.[1] Her first novel, Satovi u majčinoj sobi (Clocks in my mother’s room), was published in 2014.[4]

Poetry and short story collections published by Stupar-Trifunović include:

• Kuća od slova (1999, Zadužbina, “Petar Kočić” Banja Luka)
• Uspostavljanje ravnoteže (2002, KOV)
• Adornova svraka (2007, Zalihica)
• O čemu misle varvari dok doručkuju (2008, Zoro), poetry, title translates to What Barbarians Are Thinking about While Having Breakfast[5]
• Glavni junak je čovjek koji se zaljubljuje u nesreću (2010, Zaklada Fra Grgo Martić), poetry, title translates to The Hero is the Man Who Falls in Love with Calamity[5]

Poetry by Stupar-Trifunović has been translated into several languages including English, German, Polish, French, Macedonian, Romanian, Slovene and Danish.[1][5]

Stupar-Trifunović currently works as Editor for the literary magazine Putevi[1] and is developing her second novel.[5]

Awards

In 2016, Stupar-Trifunović won the European Union Prize for Literature for her novel Satovi u majčinoj sobi (Clocks in my mother’s room).[6] The novel was also short listed for the 2014 NIN Award (considered the leading Serbian literary prize).[7] In 2013 it won the Zlatna sova third-place award for the best novel manuscript in Serbian language.[5]

In 2008, Stupar-Trifunović was shortlisted in the poetry category of the CEE Literature Award.[1]

Her poetry collection, O čemu misle varvari dok doručkuju, was shortlisted for the ProCredit Bank Literature Award for East and Southeast Europe.[5][8]

In 2009 Glavni junak je čovjek koji se zaljubljuje u nesreću won the Fra Grgo Martić Literary Award.[5][9]

Residencies

In January 2017, Stupar-Trifunović began an artists-in-residence programme at the Q21 in Vienna.[5]

References

1. "Tanja Stupar-Trifunović". European Union Prize for Literature. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
2. Stanković, Dragoljub (27 August 2009). "Između basne i Bosne". E-novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
3. "Interview with Tanja Stupar-Trifunović, Bosnia and Herzegovina". Vimeo (EUPL). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
4. Stupar-Trifunović, Tanja (2014). Satovi u majčinoj sobi. Prvo izdanje. ISBN 9789995511678.
5. "ArtistInfo - Tanja Stupar-Trifunović". Q21. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
6. "2016 EU Prize for Literature winners announced". Creative Europe - European Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
7. "Predstavljanje romana Tanje Stupar Trifunović". dksg.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
8. Zec, Dragana (24 November 2008). "Nagrađena Tanja Stupar-Trifunović". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
9. Šehić, Faruk (2 October 2009). "TANJA STUPAR-TRIFUNOVIĆ: Mržnja je postala legitimna i dio naše istorije". Zurnal (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2017.