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Damir Karakaš

Damir Karakaš is a prominent Croatian novelist, playwright, and journalist known for his spare, intense prose and stark portrayals of marginal lives. Before dedicating himself fully to literature, he worked as a journalist and traveled extensively, experiences that shaped the raw realism and existential tension of his writing. His fiction often focuses on isolation, violence, and the psychological landscapes of rural and post-war Croatia. He gained international recognition with Blue Moon and later with A Memory of the Forest and Celebration, a haunting and minimalist exploration of wartime memory. Czech readers can find Vzpomínky lesa (A Memory of the Forest)published by BalCan CrossOver in Jakub Novosad’s translation.

 Damir Karakaš

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Meet Damir Karakaš

Book World Prague 2026

15:00 - 15:50

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Czech, Croatian

Damir Karakaš is one of the most distinctive voices in Croatian prose. In a spare, raw style, he depicts the fates of people from the periphery, marked by war,...

Saturday, 16. 5. 2026