Goran Samardžić

Born in Sarajevo in 1961, Goran Samardžić graduated in literature studies. He has worked as a journalist, editor, redactor, promotor… He writes poetry, prose, literary essays and other genres. He is the co-owner of publishing house Buybook, and his bibliography features novels, poetry and story collections Lutke, Sikamora, Šumski duh, Zimski zagrljaji and others, published between 1990 and 2015. He won several national and regional literary prizes for stories and novels, including two awards for book of the year by Bosnian Writers’ Association, and his prose has been selected for the anthology “Best European Fiction 2011”. He was shortlisted for numerous awards (Jutarnji list literary prize, The Meša Selimović Award…). His work has been translated to a number of foreign languages and included in anthologies. He lives in Sarajevo.

Author's titles

Goran Samardžić – Forest Spirit

Forest Spirit

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Laguna, 2006, 184 pages
19-pages excerpt available in English

Bosnian Writers’ Association Book of the Year
Shortlisted for “Jutarnji list” literary award
Shortlisted for The Meša Selimović Award

A cruel yet gentle story of Belgrade, street fights and growing up just to build the male ego, ending in a besieged Sarajevo, where the ones that are different and seemingly weaker prove to be the strongest and the best in the bunch.