Magdalena Blažević

Author of In Late Summer

Magdalena Blažević, born in Žepce in 1982, is a writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her short stories have been translated into several languages and awarded numerous prizes. 

In Late Summer, winner of the 2022/2023 Tportal Award for Best Croatian Novel, is her debut novel.

Praise for In Late Summer:

“A shockingly powerful and authentic voice dominates, a poetic howl stronger than any brutal and naturalistic representation of war.” Elizabeta Hrstić

“An outstanding anti-war novel, in which war is scarcely mentioned.” Josip Mlakić

“A beautiful and terrifying book about a female world, consistently told until the end from the women’s perspective.” Miljenko Jergović