Istros Books

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Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. [1] It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis. [2]

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Publications

Notable publications include:

Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2019): [3]

Other authors

Other authors that Istros Books have published include: Dušan Šarotar, Robert Perišić, Julio Llamazares, Aleš Šteger, Ognjen Spahić, Goran Vojnović, Srećko Horvat, Slavoj Žižek, Alek Popov, Marija Knežević, Octavian Paler, Ayfer Tunç, Evald Flisar and Marinko Koščec. [14]

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